Evidence of nitric oxide, a flow-dependent factor, being a trigger of liver regeneration in rats

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1072-1079

  Wang, H Helen ^a   Lautt, W Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hepatic partial hepatectomy; Hyperplasia; Portal blood flow; Shear stress

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYTOKINE; GROWTH FACTOR; HORMONE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMODYNAMICS; HYPERPLASIA; LIVER CELL; LIVER REGENERATION; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARTIAL HEPATECTOMY; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 0032466156     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y98-128     Document Type: Article

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