Research Article

De Novo Endotoxin-Induced Production of Antibodies against the Bile Salt Export Pump Associated with Bacterial Infection following Major Hepatectomy

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Serum IgM level of mice that underwent 70% hepatectomy followed by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment. The serum IgM level progressively increased after LPS injection and reached the highest level at postoperative day 6. The increase in IgM is correlated with the LPS dosage.