Role of alcohol metabolism in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.

<h4>Background</h4>Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a serious form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), associated with obesity and insulin resistance. Previous studies suggested that intestinal bacteria produced more alcohol in obese mice than lean animals.<h4>Meth...

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Main Authors: Susan S Baker, Robert D Baker, Wensheng Liu, Norma J Nowak, Lixin Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20221393/?tool=EBI