compared with nonsplenectomized rats , preliminarily splenectomized rats showed significantly increased weights of the liver in the early stage ( up to four days ) after hepatectomy and significantly promoted deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis in the regenerating liver in terms of high levels of 3h-thymidine uptake , thymidine kinase activity and mitotic index in the residual liver 24 hours after hepatectomy .
C0023884
liver
C0019144
hepatectomy