Review Article
The Sea Lamprey as an Etiological Model for Biliary Atresia
Table 1
Comparisons between human and sea lamprey biliary atresia.
| ā | Human | Sea lamprey |
| Bile formation | Yes | Yes | Cholestasis | Yes | Yes | Inflammation | Yes | Yes | Fibrosis | Yes | Yes | Cirrhosis | Yes | No | Liver failure | Yes | No | Downregulation of cyp7a1 transcripts | Yes | Yes | Extrahepatic excretion sites for bile salts | Kidneys | Intestine, Kidneys, and Gills |
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