Bilirubin deficiency renders mice susceptible to hepatic steatosis in the absence of insulin resistance
Background & aims: Plasma concentrations of bilirubin, a product of heme catabolism formed by biliverdin reductase A (BVRA), inversely associate with the risk of metabolic diseases including hepatic steatosis and diabetes mellitus in humans. Bilirubin has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory ac...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-11-01
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| Series: | Redox Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231721003128 |