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  • Division of labor within regenerating liver maintains metabolism, mouse study finds

    Professor Auinash Kalsotra stands wearing a suit.

    When the liver regenerates, not all cells divide; some take on more metabolic function, according to a mouse study led by Illinois biochemist Auinash Kalsotra.

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  • Editor’s notes: To reach Auinash Kalsotra, call 217-300-7654; email kalsotra@illinois.edu. The paper “Cellular plasticity balances the metabolic and proliferation dynamics of a regenerating liver” is available online.

    DOI: 10.1101/gr.267013.120