Physiological fatty liver and hyperlipemia in the fetal guinea pig: chemical and ultrastructural characterization

During its prolonged period of gestation, the fetal guinea pig gradually develops a striking hyperlipemia (plasma triglycerides ca. 500–1500 mg/dl) and fatty liver (hepatic triglycerides ca. 25% of wet weight). The parenchymal cells of the liver contain not only many fat droplets in the cytoplasm, b...

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Main Authors: Thomas Bøhmer, Richard J. Havel, John A. Long
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1972-05-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520394001