Blood holds key to liver regeneration

The liver is the only organ in the body that can regenerate. But some patients who undergo a liver resection, a surgery that removes a diseased portion of the organ, end up needing a transplant because the renewal process doesn’t work. A new study shows that the blood-clotting protein fibrinogen may hold the key as to why this happens.

Source: sciencedaily.com

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