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The specific function of liver is

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Excretion
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Digestion
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Histolysis
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D
Glycogenesis and Glycogenolysis
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Solution

The correct option is D Glycogenesis and Glycogenolysis
Hepatocytes are metabolic superachievers in the body. They play critical roles in synthesizing molecules that are utilized elsewhere to support homeostasis, in converting molecules of one type to another and in regulating energy balances. Excess glucose entering the blood after a meal is rapidly taken up by the liver and sequestered as the large polymer, glycogen (a process called glycogenesis). Later, when blood concentrations of glucose begin to decline, the liver activates other pathways which lead to depolymerization of glycogen (glycogenolysis) and export of glucose back into the blood for transport to all other tissues. Excretion, digestion and histolysis are not the functions of liver. Thus, option D is correct.

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