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Body parameters. Initial body weight (IBW), final body weight (FBW), body weight increase (BWI), liver weight (LW) and liver weight/body weight ratio (LW/FBW) in control rats and in rats with portacaval shunt (PCS) at 4 weeks of evolution. |
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| Group |
IBW (g) |
FBW (g) |
BWI (g) |
LW (g) |
LW/FBW × 100 |
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| Control (n = 11) |
221.55 ± 5.01 |
267.82 ± 5,69 |
46.82 ± 6.35 |
7.48 ± 0,40 |
2.79 ± 0.14 |
| PCS (n = 11) |
237.64 ± 12.96 |
212.00 ± 22.19*** |
-25.09 ± 25.05*** |
4.03 ± 0.63*** |
1.90 ± 0.24*** |
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Data presented as: Mean ± SD. ***Statistically different from the control group (p < 0.001). | |||||
Aller et al. Comparative Hepatology 2008 7:1 doi:10.1186/1476-5926-7-1 |
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