University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), scientists have shown that mice can be made to burn more fat by inserting a molecular shunt into their ... team found human liver cells expressing ...

In the majority, some shunts appear to be congenital in origin while others may be due to rupture of a portal vein aneurysm into the hepatic vein. One classification divides shunts into four ...

Liver shunts in dogs occur when veins that usually carry blood to the liver bypass the organ via an abnormal vessel. They can ...