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Hepatic regeneration after hepatectomy in schistosomatic fibrosis
S Zucoloto1, J C da Silva, O de Castro e Silva Júnior
1Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brasil.
International Journal of Experimental Pathology
|August 1, 1990
Abstract:
After partial hepatectomy (approximately 30%), the labelled hepatocyte index (LHI) of the normal mouse is increased and reaches its highest value 48 h after surgery. In mice with schistosomatic fibrosis (SF), the LHI was lower than in the controls at 24, 48 and 72 h after hepatectomy.