Chemical imaging on liver steatosis using synchrotron infrared and ToF-SIMS microspectroscopies.

Fatty liver or steatosis is a frequent histopathological change. It is a precursor for steatohepatitis that may progress to cirrhosis and in some cases to hepatocellular carcinoma. In this study we addressed the in situ composition and distribution of biochemical compounds on tissue sections of stea...

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Main Authors: François Le Naour, Marie-Pierre Bralet, Delphine Debois, Christophe Sandt, Catherine Guettier, Paul Dumas, Alain Brunelle, Olivier Laprévote
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2757905?pdf=render