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hepatectomy

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hep·a·tec·to·my  (hp-tkt-m)
n. pl. hep·a·tec·to·mies
Surgical removal of all or part of the liver.


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Role of Kupffer cells and the spleen in modulation of endotoxin-induced liver injury after partial hepatectomy.
The investigators also demonstrated that the removal of 70 percent of a mouse's liver, a surgical procedure known as a partial hepatectomy, produces a dramatic drop in the concentration of SCF in the remaining organ along with a rise in SCF in the mouse's blood.
 
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