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Diagnosis of cirrhosis in mice is relatively easy on gross examination. The liver is shrunken and nodular and has a scarred, uneven capsule (Fig. 90). Some lobes may be more severely affected than others and large nodules (more than 1 cm in diameter) may be present.
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Ward, J.M. (1985). Cirrhosis, Mouse. In: Jones, T.C., Mohr, U., Hunt, R.D. (eds) Digestive System. Monographs on Pathology of Laboratory Animals. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-96910-2_18
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