[Liver regeneration in mice after a partial hepatectomy under the action of blood serum and of an extract of cirrhotically altered human liver].

The effects of blood serum and liver extracts from patients with chronic active hepatitis and liver cirrhosis on the mitotic rate of the mouse liver regenerating after partial hepatectomy were comparatively studied. It is suggested that the livers of patients suffering from active cirrhosis produce a factor which is capable of stimulating the mitotic activity of hepatocytes.