Tissue Remodelling following Resection of Porcine Liver

Aim. To study genes regulating the extracellular matrix (ECM) and investigate the tissue remodelling following liver resection in porcine. Methods. Four pigs with 60% partial hepatectomy- (PHx-) induced liver regeneration were studied over six weeks. Four pigs underwent sham surgery and another four...

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Main Authors: Ingvild Engdal Nygård, Kim Erlend Mortensen, Jakob Hedegaard, Lene Nagstrup Conley, Christian Bendixen, Baldur Sveinbjørnsson, Arthur Revhaug
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/248920