Visceral adipose tissue may mediate the link between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and endocrine abnormalities

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 454-

  Targher, Giovanni ^a  

^a SACRO CUORE DON CALABRIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY FAT; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FATTY LIVER; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LIPID METABOLISM; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

CYTOKINES; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; FATTY LIVER; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33746534338     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2006.06.010     Document Type: Letter

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