Liver Growth and Repair
Contributors: A. Strain (Editor); A.M. Diehl (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 31, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 662
ISBN-13: 9780412712609
Subjects: Molecular biology; Physiology; Zoology & animal sciences; Diseases - Digestive Organs; Gastroenterology; Science / Zoology; Medical / Nursing
First sentence: The capacity of the liver to repair injury or restore partial loss is extraordinary - more so because the essential highly differentiated functions are maintained throughout the growth process, standing out as an exception to the often expressed view that growth and differentiation are mutually exclusive processes.