direct in vivo videomicroscopy was used to measure diameter changes in at least four portal venules ( pv ) and four proximal periportal sinusoids ( ps ) at the inlet of hepatic lobules in each of seven livers or four terminal centrilobular sinusoids ( cs ) and four collecting central venules ( cv ) at the outlet in each of 12 livers during a baseline period and for 2 hr after intravenous ( i.v . ) infusion of 1 x 10 ( 9 ) live escherichia coli or saline ( control ) .
C0227518
hepatic lobules
C0023884
livers