Liver is like a salamander tail

a: Liver ~

b: a salamander tail

What: "But the liver is like a salamander's tail. A transplanted liver completely regenerates to fill the cavity the old liver left behind," says surgeon Drazen. "That's a mechanism no one quite understands."

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Writer: Drazen

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http://magazine.ucla.edu/year1998/spring98_03_3.html

Date: Oct 25 2013 4:41 PM

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