Alcoholism
Studies from University of Murcia provide new data on alcoholism
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, March 9th, 2009
"Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is part of the spectrum of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), currently the most common cause of abnormal liver tests. Given the difficulty of studying all the factors involved in it in human populations, studies in animal models might provide crucial insights in the pathogenesis of steatohepatitis," scientists writing in the journal Experimental Biology and Medicine report.
"Several physiological features predispose birds to fat deposition in the liver. The present study was conceived to explore the possibilities of the chicken fed a cholesterol and fat enriched diet as a model for steatohepatitis. We used two...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2009-03-09)
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