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Are oxidative stress mechanisms the common denominator in the progression from hepatic steatosis towards non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)?
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is not a single disease entity, rather it describes a spectrum of liver conditions that range from fatty liver (steatosis) to more severe steatosis coupled with marked inflammation and fibrosis [non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)] to severe liver disease such as cirrhosis and possibly hepatocellular carcinoma. Obesity, notably abdominal obesity, is a common risk factor for NAFLD. The pathogenesis from steatosis to NASH is poorly understood, and the ...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver
- Volume:
- 34
- Issue:
- 7
- Pages:
- e180-e190
- Publication date:
- 2014-08-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1478-3231
- ISSN:
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1478-3223
- Source identifiers:
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457958
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:457958
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- pubs:457958
- Deposit date:
- 2014-08-27
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- 2014
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