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It has long been known that the liver can regenerate. A new study now shows how: scientists in Czechia have discovered that the liver uses ammonia – highly toxic under normal conditions – and converts it into the amino acid glutamine, which drives rapid cell division and allows the organ to repair itself.
An international team of researchers, led by the Biotechnology Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, published their study on liver regeneration in the prestigious journal Nature Communications.
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Author: Hannah Vaughan