Liver growth factor purified from human plasma is an albumin-bilirubin complex.
1989
We characterize the liver growth factor purified from subjects with hepatitis (h-LGF). This factor increases synthesis of DNA in a dose-dependent manner both in vivo in mouse hepatocytes, with a dose of maximal stimulation of 150 ng of h-LGF/mouse, and in vitro in rat liver cell culture, with maximal effect at 7.5 to 10 ng of h-LGF/ml. In vivo, h-LGF increases the mitotic index of mouse hepatocytes, its action being organ-specific, acting on liver, but not on spleen, kidney, lung or brain. In vitro, h-LGF stimulates the uptake of 22 Na + by hepatocytes
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