Metabolic zonation of the liver: The oxygen gradient revisited
The liver has a multitude of functions which are necessary to maintain whole body homeostasis. This requires that various metabolic pathways can run in parallel in the most efficient manner and that futile cycles are kept to a minimum. To a large extent this is achieved due to a functional specializ...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-04-01
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Series: | Redox Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231716304499 |