Changes in Liver Mechanical Properties and Water Diffusivity During Normal Pregnancy Are Driven by Cellular Hypertrophy

Changes in Liver Mechanical Properties and Water Diffusivity During Normal Pregnancy Are Driven by Cellular Hypertrophy

During pregnancy, the body’s hyperestrogenic state alters hepatic metabolism and synthesis. While biochemical changes related to liver function during normal pregnancy are well understood, pregnancy-associated alterations in biophysical properties of the liver remain elusive. In this study, we inves...

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Main Authors: Karolina Garczyńska, Heiko Tzschätzsch, Anja A. Kühl, Anna Sophie Morr, Ledia Lilaj, Akvile Häckel, Eyk Schellenberger, Nikolaus Berndt, Hermann-Georg Holzhütter, Jürgen Braun, Ingolf Sack, Jing Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
liver stiffness
viscosity
pregnancy
hypertrophy
magnetic resonance elastography (MRE)
diffusion weighted imaging (DWI)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2020.605205/full

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