Risk of reduced platelet counts in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): a prospective cohort study
Abstract Background The production of peripheral platelet is mainly regulated by thrombopoietin, which is a glycoprotein hormone predominantly synthesized in the liver. Previously, many studies have reported that there was an inverse correlation between the degree of chronic viral hepatitis and the...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
BMC
2018-09-01
|
Series: | Lipids in Health and Disease |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-018-0865-7 |