Pathophysiological mechanisms involved in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and novel potential therapeutic targets

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1297-1301

  Higuera de la Tijera, Fátima ^a   Servín Caamaño, Alfredo I ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Insulin resistance; Lipotoxicity; Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; Physiopathology; Therapeutic targets

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930389207     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i10.1297     Document Type: Editorial

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