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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144659303321

Titolo

Hepatotrophic factors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; New York : , : Elsevier/Excerpta Medica/North-Holland, , 1978

ISBN

1-280-78371-0

9786613694102

0-470-72036-0

0-470-71805-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (418 pages) : illustrations, charts

Collana

Ciba Foundation symposium (new series) ; ; 55

Altri autori (Persone)

RibenboimPaulo

Disciplina

616.3/62

Soggetti

Liver - Diseases

Liver - Regeneration

Liver cells

Insulin - Physiological effect

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Symposium on Hepatotrophic Factors, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 9th-11th May 1977"--Participants page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Hepatotrophic Factors; Contents; Introduction; Ultrastructural and metabolic studies of isolated and cultured hepatocytes; Discussion; Kinetics of hepatocellular proliferation as a function of the microvascular structure and functional state of the liver; Discussion; Proliferation of hepatocytes; Discussion; Hormonal factors concerned with liver regeneration; Discussion; A hundred years of the hepatotrophic controversy; Discussion; Other views about the hepatotrophic concept; Discussion; Signals for insulin secretion; Signals for glucagon secretion; Discussion

Liver atrophy, hypertrophy and regenerative hyperplasia in the rat: the relevance of blood flow; Discussion; Insulin as a cellular growth regulator; Insulin-induced liver hyperplasia: evidence for a negative liversize-correcting process; Discussion of the two preceding papers; Amino acid transport in isolated hepatocytes: effect of glucagon; Discussion; Hepatotrophic effects of pancreatic and gastrointestinal hormones in the rat in vivo and in vitro; Discussion; Studies on plasma



cytotoxicity and liver regeneration in fulminant hepatic failure; Discussion

Portacaval shunt for glycogen storage disease and hyperlipidaemia; Discussion; Glycogen storage disease: new approaches to therapy; Discussion; Hepatotrophic factors: implications for diabetes mellitus; Discussion; General discussion; Index of contributors; Subject index