Exercise and fat accumulation in the human liver

Current Opinion in Lipidology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 507-517

  Magkos, Faidon ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

fitness; intrahepatic lipid; physical activity; triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; AEROBIC EXERCISE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DIET RESTRICTION; EXERCISE; FATTY LIVER; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; INTRAHEPATIC TRIGLYCERIDE; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; LIPID STORAGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOW CALORY DIET; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RODENTIA; TRIGLYCERIDES; WEIGHT LOSS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78649369764     PISSN: 09579672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOL.0b013e32833ea912     Document Type: Review

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