Cell BiologybioRxiv
Intermittent fasting induces rapid hepatocyte proliferation to restore the hepatostat in the mouse liver.
A. Sarkar, Y. Jin, B. C. DeFelice…·R. Nusse
This study shows intermittent fasting induces rapid hepatocyte proliferation in mice to maintain liver-to-body-mass ratio, challenging the view that liver tissue is quiescent unless injured.
DOI 10.7554/elife.82311