Figure 6.

Recovery times for double hepatectomies: normalized total time of recovery as a function of the interval between hepatectomies (in hours). The time of recovery, defined as the time to reach 90% of normal size, is normalized to the recovery time for a single hepatectomy. The second hepatectomy consists of reducing the liver size to the size after the first hepatectomy; it affects all cell types equally. The 45% repeated hepatectomy results in a significant reduction in recovery time over a single hepatectomy.