Fig. 2

Correlation between gene expression and level of necrosis in ALF livers. The plots show a selection of representative mRNAs positively (left) or negatively (right) correlated with the degree of necrosis in ALF livers with |R| > 0.9. The level of hepatic necrosis is on the X axis; the gene expression is on the Y axis. Presumably, mRNAs positively correlated with necrosis are produced by non-hepatocyte cells, whereas those negatively correlated with necrosis are produced by hepatocytes. Gene expressions were standardized to fit the same scale range. Multiple dots of the same gene (color) for each level of necrosis represent data of multiple samples