Low-arginine and low-protein diets induce hepatic lipid accumulation through different mechanisms in growing rats
Abstract Background Dietary protein deficiency and amino acid imbalance cause hepatic fat accumulation. We previously demonstrated that only arginine deficiency or total amino acid deficiency in a diet caused significant hepatic triglyceride (TG) accumulation in young Wistar rats. In this study, we...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-08-01
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Series: | Nutrition & Metabolism |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12986-020-00477-5 |