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How does it know to stop growing up to a optimal size?
by m3kw9 3y ago
How does it know to stop growing up to a optimal size?
- r2_pilot 3y agoThe existing liver stops sending distress signals once the stress is lessened on it, and the new liver uses the lack of signal to stop growing.
- fwipsy 3y agoThis is covered in the article. As I understand it, the liver grows in response to chemicals in the blood which it also filters. So it will stop growing when it's large enough to filter all the markers.