Researchers from the University of Illinois have identified a key process coordinating liver maturation and polyploidization, ...
This regeneration occurs through the division of hepatocytes (liver cells), which respond to tissue loss by increasing their proliferation. Living liver donors typically recover well but must be ...
HHMI researchers solve a longstanding mystery about the origin of new cells in the liver. Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists have identified stem cells in the liver that give rise to ...