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Whether or not the hypothalamus is involved in initiating hepatic DNA synthesis after partial hepatectomy is unclear. To determine the role of the ventromedial hypothalamic nuclei in liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy, we studied hepatic DNA synthesis during liver regeneration in rats with bilateral lesions of these nuclei. Lesions of the ventromedial hypothalamus accelerated the increase in hepatic DNA synthesis and raised the peak level of thymidine incorporation after partial hepatectomy. These effects of hypothalamic lesions were completely inhibited by hepatic vagotomy. Thus, lesions of the ventromedial hypothalamus appear to promote hepatic regeneration by increasing vagal stimulation of the liver.
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Kiba, T., Tanaka, K., Numata, K. et al. Facilitation of liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy by ventromedial hypothalamic lesions in rats. Pflügers Arch 428, 26–29 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00374748
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