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Re:Why is the liver so weirdly regenerative? by BigTTYGothGF on Thursday September 24, 2026 @04:55PM (#49836613)
> Your liver makes platelets

Megakaryocytes are primarily bone marrow cells.

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Re:Why is the liver so weirdly regenerative? by leereeves on Thursday September 24, 2026 @05:56PM (#49837237)
Indeed, but your liver does make clotting factors and also thrombopoietin, which stimulates platelet production.
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