Transplantation of Human Amniotic Membrane over the Liver Surface Reduces Hepatic Fibrosis in a Cholestatic Model in Young Rats

Table 2

Preoperative and postoperative weight and spleen index.

		Preoperative	2nd PO week	4th PO week	6th PO week
SS ()	Weight	52.65 ± 6.68 g	129.46 ± 12.97 g	213.74 ± 37.74 g	235.19 ± 37.17 g
	Spleen index		0.42 ± 0.03	0.31 ± 0.06	0.26 ± 0.05
BDL ()	Weight	54.16 ± 9.41 g	85.29 ± 38.90 g	154.37 ± 27.68 g	219.64 ± 47.99 g
	Spleen index		0.38 ± 0.34	0.60 ± 0.11	0.54 ± 0.24
BDL + AM ()	Weight	51.37 ± 12.95 g	62.08 ± 15.92 g^†	116.74 ± 25.26 g^††‡	241.30 ± 48.67 g
	Spleen index		0.38 ± 0.14	0.53 ± 0.15	0.54 ± 0.28

Weight is measured in grams (g), and spleen index in absolute values.
PO: postoperative; SS: sham surgery; BDL: bile duct ligature; AM: amniotic membrane.
sham versus BDL/BDL + AM.
sham versus BDL/BDL + AM.
sham versus BDL + AM.
sham versus BDL + AM.
BDL versus BDL + AM.