Liver Autophagy in Anorexia Nervosa and Acute Liver Injury

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Kheloufi, Marouane ^a,b   Boulanger, Chantal M ^a,b   Durand, François ^c   Rautou, Pierre Emmanuel ^a,b,c  

^a PARIS CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH CENTER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFAVIRENZ; PARACETAMOL;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; AUTOPHAGY; BODY MASS; CELL DEATH; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER INJURY; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; STARVATION; ACUTE LIVER FAILURE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; LIVER; LIVER CELL; PATHOLOGY; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; AUTOPHAGY; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84930921051     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/701064     Document Type: Review

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