Connective tissue fibers in the liver of squirrel, after carbon tetrachloride poisoning. A histochemical study.

Attempt has been made to study histochemically the disposition of connective tissue fibrils in the liver of common ground squirrel, Funambulus pennanti in cirrhotic and necrotic conditions caused by carbon tetrachloride treatment. Evidence has been put forward to show that no reticulin remains in the liver during these conditions. However the percentage of elastin and collagen increases with a change in arrangement. Probable causes of this topographical change in localization are discussed comparing the results with controls.