Adipose Tissue Dysfunction and Altered Systemic Amino Acid Metabolism Are Associated with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Fatty liver is a major cause of obesity-related morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to identify early metabolic alterations associated with liver fat accumulation in 50- to 55-year-old men (n = 49) and women (n = 52) with and without NAFLD.Hepatic fat content was measured using proton...

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Main Authors: Sulin Cheng, Petri Wiklund, Reija Autio, Ronald Borra, Xiaowei Ojanen, Leiting Xu, Timo Törmäkangas, Markku Alen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4595021?pdf=render