**5. Conclusion and future perspectives**

This chapter it illustrates that hepatocytes have the unique ability to perform a variety of functions. It can be called a jack of all trades. Hepatocytes perform the task of detoxification of blood in one hand and also does the packaging and secretion of components such as lipid, protein and bile. In addition they take up nutrients from the blood stream. However, if there is any kind of compromise in the functioning of liver related to membrane trafficking it can lead to many diseases like cirrhosis, hepatitis, fibrosis and even carcinoma of the liver. The present chapter elaborated on the functioning of liver and the associated condition of liver when there is a variety malfunctions. Liver being the major organ in metabolism as well as in detoxification of blood and nutrient uptake, through a series of detailed future research on its function and effect of various pathogenic conditions on its functioning can be accurately estimated. This chapter concludes that an accurate estimate will eventually be a boon to develop better treatment of the disease conditions associated liver.

*Drug Metabolism*
