TABLE 2.

Results after Auxiliary Homotransplantation by Modified Welch Method (Fig. 36, B)

Wt. of Donor, Kg.	Wt. of Recipient, Kg.	Total Survival, Days	Removal Host Liver	Survival after Hepatectomy, Days	Wt. of Homograft at autopsy, Gm.	Wt. of Host Liver at Autopsy or Hepatectomy Gm.
14.1	15.2	28	No	Not done	325	322
14.5	19.5	25	No	Not done	380	306
15.4	18.2	126	Yes	49	656	225
18.6	20.5	69	Yes	8	478	211
18.2	18.6	52	No	Not done	440	300
20.0	22.9	101	Yes	28	492	310

Note that the auxiliary organ outweighed recipient animal’s own liver in every instance, despite the fact that the donor dogs were of smaller size.