Impaired Bile Acid Homeostasis in Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition.

OBJECTIVE:Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a major cause of mortality in children under 5 years and is associated with hepatic steatosis. Bile acids are synthesized in the liver and participate in dietary fat digestion, regulation of energy expenditure, and immune responses. The aim of this work w...

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Main Authors: Ling Zhang, Wieger Voskuijl, Marialena Mouzaki, Albert K Groen, Jennifer Alexander, Celine Bourdon, Alice Wang, Christian J Versloot, Valeria Di Giovanni, Ronald J A Wanders, Robert Bandsma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4862637?pdf=render