Table 1.

Median values in liver function tests in the final five animals

Months post-surgery	Total bilirubin (0.3–0.5 mg/dla)	Alkaline phosphatase (5–131 IU/la)	Alanine aminotransferase (12–118 IU/la)	Aspartate aminotransferase (15–66 IU/la)	γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (1–12 IU/la)
1	0.2	191	45	25	7
3	0.2	75	124	51	5
6	0.2	92	73	31	7
7	0.1	104	88	31	12
8	0.1	90	78	29	7
10	0.2	45	53	26	4
12	0.1	69	45	26	6

^aNormal range