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A comment on Questionable “Young Blood” Transfusions Offered in U.S. As Anti-Aging Remedy. Parent comment

Re:Questionable “Young Blood” Transfusions Offered in U.S. A... by hughes on Friday January 13, 2017 @06:41PM (#13395779)
When you can grow back your kidneys, lungs, and livers, this will be a sensible extension of the idea.

I initially wanted to make this comment sarcastically, but really, if we become capable of regrowing organs within your body you could legitimately make a business case for it.

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Re:Questionable “Young Blood” Transfusions Offered in U.S. A... by barry-cotter on Monday January 16, 2017 @12:07AM (#13408317)
Liver tissue does grow back

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_transplantation#Living_d...

In a typical adult recipient LDLT, 55 to 70% of the liver (the right lobe) is removed from a healthy living donor. The donor's liver will regenerate approaching 100% function within 4–6 weeks, and will almost reach full volumetric size with recapitulation of the normal structure soon thereafter. It may be possible to remove up to 70% of the liver from a healthy living donor without harm in most cases. The transplanted portion will reach full function and the appropriate size in the recipient as well, although it will take longer than for the donor.

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