Immunocytochemical determination of ploidy class-dependent bromodeoxyuridine incorporation in rat liver parenchymal cells after partial hepatectomy |
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Authors: | W M Frederiks F Marx R A Chamuleau C J van Noorden J James |
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Institution: | Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. |
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Abstract: | Immunocytochemistry of bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporated in DNA was performed on cryostat sections of rat liver and on isolated hepatocytes after partial hepatectomy using a two-step labeling technique. The method enabled the detection of S-phase nuclei in both tissue preparations. Quantification of the number of labeled nuclei in sections showed that the number of nuclei in S-phase increased from 0.3% in control liver to about 36% at 24 h after partial hepatectomy. The detection of BrdU in isolated hepatocytes showed the same labeling index of binuclear diploid, mononuclear tetraploid and binuclear tetraploid cells. A special role for mononuclear diploid cells in proliferation did not seem to occur. |
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