Recovery rates of liver after 80% subtotal hepatectomy in rats.

<p>(<b>A</b>) Overall view of gross specimens in the intact state and at different days after the surgery; the plot shows recovery of the initial organ mass as measured at different days after the surgery and compared to the sham operated controls. (<b>B</b>) Serum concentrations of ALT and albumin in hepatectomized and sham operated rats. (<b>C</b>) Mitotic activity of hepatocytes in residual livers after 80% subtotal hepatectomy plotted against time elapsed after the surgery. No mitotic figures are observed in hepatocytes of the sham operated livers; the mitoses are induced by the surgery. Exp–operated rats, SO—sham operated rats. The data are represented as mean values ± SEM with asterisks indicating statistical significance of differences (as compared to the control; <i>p</i><0.05).