Which of the following is not a function of the liver?
a. metabolic processing of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.
b. secretion of proteolytic digestive enzymes.
c. detoxification and/or degradation of body wastes, hormones, drugs, and foreign compounds.
d. synthesis of plasma proteins essential to the clotting process.
e. storage of glycogen, fats, iron, copper, and many vitamins.
B
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