Table 3.

Patterns of molecular regulation (30 days) and mass recovery (14 days) that could differentiate hypotheses of mechanisms underlying liver regeneration in humans

Hypothesis	IL-6 / Inflammation	GF	ECM	Mass Recovery
(1) Altered Inflammation	Moderate	High	High	High
(2) Altered ECM remodeling and GF storage	High	Moderate	High	Moderate
(3) Altered transition times	High	High	Moderate	High
(4) Parameter changes assumed in Periwal et al. [29]	High	High	Moderate	Low
(5) Lower metabolic demand	Moderate	Moderate	High	Moderate