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Possible significance of histochemical changes of non-specific esterase during compensatory renal growth in the rat

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Histochemical changes of non-specific esterase activity were studied in the remaining kidney of male albino rats following unilateral nephrectomy. A three-fold increase in the enzyme's activity was noted on the 1st and 3rd postoperative days, followed by a sharp fall on the 7th postoperative day. Changes in non-specific esterase activity immediately following nephrectomy might possibly reflect the “triggering mechanism” of renal compensatory growth due to alterations in the fatty acid metabolism.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Athens University Medical School, Athens 140 14a Ioannou Gennadiou Street, Athens 140, Greece

    P. Davaris (Assistant Professor), P. A. Androulakakis (Resident in Surgery) & N. X. Papacharalambous

  2. 1st Propaedeutic Surgical Unit, Athens University Medical School, Greece

    P. A. Androulakakis (Resident in Surgery)

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Davaris, P., Androulakakis, P.A. & Papacharalambous, N.X. Possible significance of histochemical changes of non-specific esterase during compensatory renal growth in the rat. Res. Exp. Med. 164, 325–328 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01851949

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