Liver glycerol permeability and aquaporin-9 are dysregulated in a murine model of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

One form of liver steatosis, namely Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), is a worrisome health problem worldwide characterized by intrahepatic triacylglycerol (TG) overaccumulation. NAFLD is a common feature of metabolic syndrome being often associated with obesity, dyslipidemia and diabetes a...

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Main Authors: Patrizia Gena, Maria Mastrodonato, Piero Portincasa, Elena Fanelli, Donatella Mentino, Amaia Rodríguez, Raúl A Marinelli, Catherine Brenner, Gema Frühbeck, Maria Svelto, Giuseppe Calamita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3813550?pdf=render