title: Protein content of liver lymph in patients with portal hypertension secondary to hepatic cirrhosis.
abstract: Protein content of liver lymph was measured in 14 patients with portal hypertension secondary to advanced hepatic cirrhosis. An abnormally low concentration was found in each patient, averaging 52% of plasma levels. This finding reflects a decreased sinusoidal permeability to protein, the possible effect of "capillarization of the sinusoid" and may bear on development of portal congestion.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008099:Liver / Q000032:analysis*; D008102:Liver Circulation; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008196:Lymph / Q000032:analysis*; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D011506:Proteins