Experimental models of hepatectomy and liver regeneration using newborn and weaning rats Modelos experimentais de hepatectomia e regeneração hepática em ratos recém-nascidos e recém-desmamados

OBJECTIVES: Liver regeneration is a complex process that has not been completely elucidated. The model most frequently used to study this phenomenon is 70% hepatectomy in adult rats; however, no papers have examined this effect in developing animals. The aims of the present study were: 1) to standar...

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Main Authors: Ana Cristina Aoun Tannuri, Uenis Tannuri, Maria Cecília Coelho, Neide Aparecida dos Santos, Evandro Sobroza de Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2007-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Rat
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322007000600016