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Can liver regenerate itself at any age if a part of it has to be removed? or it only regenerate itself at relatively young age?

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Dr. Susan Rhoads answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Depends.: The liver can regenerate at any age, depending on how much liver is removed. Also, there are appears to a decrease in the ability to do so as we age. It also depends on overall health. Here is a general discussion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_regeneration Here is a complex discussion: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cggr/2011/526379/

Answered 6/2/2017

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