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Micro-Anatomy of the Hepatic Circulation

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IN the course of studying the role of circulatory changes in the pathogenesis of centrilobular hepatic lesions1,2, we have been attempting by various techniques, including the use of neoprene latex and indian ink3, to clarify certain controversial points in the normal liver circulation.

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ANDREWS, W., MAEGRAITH, B. & WENYON, C. Micro-Anatomy of the Hepatic Circulation. Nature 164, 1011–1012 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/1641011b0

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