Biochemical and histological correlations of regeneration after experimental liver damage: significance of cirrhosis

Abstract

Chromatin was isolated from rat liver after the animal had been subjected to a variety of stimuli calculated to cause liver damage and regeneration. It was found that the regenerating nodule in the cirrhotic rat and the liver regenerating after partial hepatectomy showed similar changes. Both involved an increase in the content of active chromatin, an increased ability to make RNA and the derepression of a relatively small portion of the genome.