| 28 Special Liver Function
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After reading this chapter you should be able to:
- Discuss the participation of the liver in carbohydrate metabolism and in particular its role in the endogenous glucose
 production. - Discuss the role of the liver in lipid metabolism.
- Outline the changes in the hepatic protein synthesis which take place during the acute phase reaction and comment on the mechanisms of proteolysis.
- Describe the pathway of heme synthesis.
- Describe the metabolism of bilirubin and the main types of jaundice.
- Comment on the mechanism of hepatotoxicity of drugs and alcohol.
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