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. 2023 Mar 10;14:1161402. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1161402

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Communication between liver and distant organs. Liver is the metabolic center of the body. Because it is distant from many organs, liver usually secretes a variety of signaling molecules like hepatokines, cytokines, and enzymes into the circulation to modulate the function and metabolism of other organs.