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==[[Liver response to injury]]==
==[[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===
===Fibrosis - Repair===