Hepatic cholesterol crystals and crown-like structures distinguish NASH from simple steatosis[S]

We sought to determine whether hepatic cholesterol crystals are present in patients or mice with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and whether their presence or distribution correlates with the presence of NASH as compared with simple steatosis. We identified, by...

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Main Authors: George N. Ioannou, W. Geoffrey Haigh, David Thorning, Christopher Savard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-05-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520421704