Portal hyperinsulinemia after partial hepatectomy combined with vagotomy

ABSTRACT

In order to study the changes in portal insulin levels after partial hepatectomy plus vagotomy with and without preservation of the hepatic branches of the left vagus nerve, portal insulin levels were measured in 57 male Wistar rats 4 and 24 hours after surgery. Partial hepatectomy caused an early reduction in portal insulin levels providing evidence that reduced regenerative capacity observed in the liver after trunkal vagotomy is not due to a reduction in portal insulinemia