Hemodynamic changes after ligation of a
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Soonho Um; Osamu Nishida; Masaki Tokubayashi; Fumiko Kimura; Yukinobu Takimoto;
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Article
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1994
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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In chronic portal-hypertensive rat models, such as portal vein constriction or cirrhosis, the portal blood flow that effectively perfuses the hepatocytes is substantially reduced because of anatomical or functional shunts. It is possible therefore that a feedback mechanism from the liver to the spla