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Liver Regeneration after Partial Hepatectomy: Critical Analysis of Mechanistic Dilemmas

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The liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy is one of the most studied models of cell, organ, and tissue regeneration and many aspects of the signaling mechanisms involved in hepatic regeneration are under active investigation.
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Liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy is one of the most studied models of cell, organ, and tissue regeneration. The complexity of the signaling pathways initiating and terminating this process have provided paradigms for regenerative medicine. Many aspects of the signaling mechanisms involved in hepatic regeneration are under active investigation. The purpose of this review is to focus on the areas still not well understood. The review also aims to provide insights into the ways by which current concepts of liver regeneration can provide understanding regarding malfunction of the regenerative process in liver diseases, such as acute liver failure.

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Regulation of hepatic blood flow: the hepatic arterial buffer response revisited.

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Preparation of isolated rat liver cells.

TL;DR: This chapter discusses preparation of isolated rat liver cells by incubation of rat liver minces with pronase, which results in most of the liver parenchyma is digested, while nonparenchymal cells remain intact and can be recovered from the incubate.
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Liver regeneration : Frontiers in medicine: Regeneration

G. K. Michalopoulos, +1 more
- 01 Jan 1997 - 
TL;DR: This review attempts to integrate the findings of the last three decades and looks toward clues as to the nature of the causes that trigger this fascinating organ and cellular response.
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Molecular cloning and expression of human hepatocyte growth factor

TL;DR: The nucleotide sequence of the human HGF cDNA reveals that both α- andβ-chains are contained in a single open reading frame coding for a pre-pro precursor protein of 728 amino acids, which indicates that the activity of HGF is not species-specific.