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[Distribution of collagen in human livers]
Deutsche Zeitschrift Fur Verdauungs- Und Stoffwechselkrankheiten
|January 1, 1987
Abstract:
The distribution of collagen (determined as hydroxyproline) is compared with the histological index of fibrosis in 32 cadaver livers. The results indicate a partly heterogeneous distribution of collagen between three topographic different regions of the liver. The possible reasons for the different distribution of collagen were discussed and compared with data of the literature. Our results suggest that one biopsy only is not representative for the whole organ in every case.