Hypertrophy of biliary epithelium in rats with portacaval shunt.
Bile ducts of rats with 3-month-old portacaval shunt were shown by light microscopy to present hypertrophy of the biliary epithelium. This hypertrophy could be linked to the increased hepatic arterial flow following portacaval shunt.
D000818:Animals; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000473:pathology*; D001706:Biopsy; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011167:Portacaval Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains