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Photo of a Perfused Rat Liver

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This photo was taken by CM North of Michigan State University during the isolation of hepatocytes from a rat liver using an Kodak DX4900 camera on 2004-04-27 and is usuable under the Creative Commons license. It appears beige because much of the blood has been cleared from circulation in preparation for cellular isolation. A normal liver has a red coloration to it. This is also significant glare from the fluorescent lights, but the image seems clear enough to

It should be noted that lobe configuration for a rat liver is also somewhat different from human, but visualization is still valuable for the sake of education. The liver is an organ in vertebrates including humans. It plays a major role in metabolism and has a number of functions in the body including detoxification, glycogen storage and plasma protein synthesis. It also produces bile which is very important for digestion. Medical terms related to the liver often start in hepato or hepatic from the greek word hepar for liver.