Abstract
Summary
During the first 24 hours after partial hepatectomy, the liver remnant becomes fatty due particularly to the deposition of large amounts of neutral fat and to increases in the phospholipid and cholesterol fractions. On the second and third days there is an appreciably sharp decrease in the concentration of all the lipid constituents. After 7 days the lipid values are all slightly above the respective control values excepting the combined cholesterol which is decreased.
The iodine numbers of the total fatty acids remain constant but those of the phospholipids increase progressively during the experimental period.
Liver injury produced by partial hepatectomy results in a marked disturbance in lipid metabolism. Regeneration of this tissue is accompanied by a return to normal values.
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