Attempts at Autologous Transplantation of Sliced Liver to the Subcutaneous Tissue

Abstract
Sliced rat liver was autologously transplanted to s.c. tissue. Morphology of the hepatocytes in transplants was investigated for up to 1 yr after autotransplantation: the effect of partial hepatectomy on the autografts was studied. Autografts with .apprx. 1/10 of the original weight were found alive in s.c. tissue for as much as 1 yr after transplantation. Partial hepatectomy did not lead to greater weight.