Evaluation of liver regeneration with use of diet supplemented with l-arginine

PURPOSE:To compare controlled liver regeneration in rats submitted to 60% hepatic resection having L-arginine supplemented diet, based on weight changes of the regenerated liver, laboratory parameters of liver function and pathological findings.METHODS:Thirty-six rats were divided into two groups, c...

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Main Authors: Widlani Sousa Montenegro, Osvaldo Malafaia, Paulo Afonso Nunes Nassif, Luciane Bugmann Moreira, Manoel Alberto Prestes, Márcio Hiroaki Kume, Leandro Bressianini Jurkonis, Igor Furlan Cella
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2014-09-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502014000900603&tlng=en