| Abstrakt: |
1. Liver microsomal quantity decreased in young rats 2 days after partial hepatectomy or sham operation, increased to preoperative values by 8 days, and remained unchanged 16 days following surgery. 2. In old rats, microsomal quantity remained unchanged following surgery, but increased in sham-operated controls. 3. Translational efficiency of microsomes from young, sham-operated animals was unaffected, but decreased 2 days after partial hepatectomy. 4. In old, sham-operated controls, efficiency decreased, but remained unchanged 2 days after partial hepatectomy. 5. Eight and 16 days after surgery, efficiency of microsomes from young and old animals appeared indistinguishable, and were similar to those of adults before surgery. |
