[Liver explant cultures from rats of various ages (author's transl)]

Liver tissue from rats of different age has been cultured. The samples were obtained by surgical biopsy. A relationship between the obtained growth in culture and the animal age was established. A relationship between the obtained growth in culture and the animal age was established. The liver from young and weanling rats grows larger and earlier than the adult liver. The cells obtained in culture have been classified in five different types according to morphological criteria.