The morphological adaptations of the maternal liver to pregnancy in the mouse

The liver is known to increase in size in the mouse during pregnancy; however, the mechanisms behind this are not fully understood. There are inconsistencies in the literature, which argue whether hyperplasia or hypertrophy is responsible. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the possible mecha...

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Main Author: Price, Leonie
Other Authors: Burdge, Graham ; Lillycrop, Karen ; Hanson, Mark
Published: University of Southampton 2015
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.693126