The Regenerating Organ
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189833)
Boise, Idaho
July 31, 2018 10:19pm CST
I find it amazing that the liver can regenerate itself. It is the only human organ that can do this. This reddish brown organ is located on the right side of the belly and weighs about 3 pounds.
Hepatocytes are the cells in the liver that give the organ it's ability to regenerate. Like stem cells they can re-form liver cells. A person can lose 75 percent of the liver and it can still regenerate itself.
Pretty amazing, huh?
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@rakski (156462)
• Philippines
1 Aug 18
@celticeagle we have only one body so we must take care of it.
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@Starmaiden (9308)
• Canada
1 Aug 18
The largest organ of the body is the skin. Skin cells regenerate themselves every 7 years so the liver is not the only organ that regenerates. 
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@toniganzon (77156)
• Philippines
1 Aug 18
Yeah that's why my sister, who happens to be a doctor, told me many years ago not to be afraid to donate my liver as it regenerates anyway.
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Aug 18
Yes, wish the other organs would do the same. Of course the skin does.
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Aug 18
@HazySue .....Yes, each and every one.
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
2 Aug 18
@celticeagle it would be wonderful if our organs were self healing.
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