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==[[Liver response to injury]]==

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~~===~~[[Liver Necrosis]]~~===~~

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[[Liver Necrosis]]

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[[Liver Regeneration]]

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~~===Regeneration===~~

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*occurs quite readily when damaged

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*approximately 70% of the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] can be removed surgically without danger to life

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**can reconstitute itself to its former mass in a few weeks

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**may not be its original shape

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~~NB: larger areas of necrosis or continual bouts of necrosis are accompanied by fibrosis and biliary hyperplasia~~

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~~[link to the last two terms]~~

===Fibrosis - Repair===

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