Biliary atresia (BA) is a progressive, inflammatory, and fibrosclerosing cholangiopathy in
infants that results in obstruction of both extrahepatic and intrahepatic bile ducts. It is the …

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), initially characterized as ligand-gated ion
channels mediating fast synaptic transmission, are now found in many non-excitable cells …

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) expressed on the cell plasma membrane are
ligand-gated ion channels mediating fast synaptic transmission, regulating neurotransmitter …

Fibroblast growth factor 23, parathyroid hormone, and 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D are critical
in phosphate homeostasis. Despite these factors' importance, regulators of phosphaturia in …

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: The mechanisms of increased collagen production and liver
parenchyma fibrosis are poorly understood. These phenomena are observed mainly in …

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Although there is much known about liver diseases, some
aspects remain unclear, such as the nature of the differences between the diseases …

Purpose To evaluate the role of maintenance of the ileocecal valve (ICV) in intestinal
adaptation mechanisms, in a weaning rat experimental model of short bowel. Methods Forty …

BACKGROUND: Dysfunction of the liver after transplantation may be related to the graft size
and ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) exerts beneficial effects on …

Backgraund: We investigated the effects of allyl disulfide (a garlic extract) on tissue damage,
regeneration, proliferation and oxidative damage in an experimental liver resection model …

Background Liver regeneration has great importance for transplantation, especially in
children; however, it has not been studied sufficiently in development animals. Ischemia …