Refeeding of mice after fasting stimulates cell renewal in the gall bladder epithelium.
The effect of refeeding of mice after a fasting period on the uptake of 3H-thymidine and on mitotic activity in the gall bladder epithelium was studied by histoautoradiography. A significant increase in both DNA synthesis a mitotic activity was observed after 12 h of refeeding.
D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D005215:Fasting; D005502:Food; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000166:cytology*; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D008940:Mitotic Index