Steatosis as a co-factor in chronic liver diseases

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1171-1176

  Persico, Marcello ^a   Iolascon, Achille ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Liver; Non alcoholic fatty liver disease; Steatosis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; FATTY LIVER; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

EID: 77950166065     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i10.1171     Document Type: Review

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