Fat content, fatty acid pattern and iron content in livers of turkeys with hepatic lipidosis

Fat content, fatty acid pattern and iron content in livers of turkeys with hepatic lipidosis

Abstract Background The so-called “hepatic lipidosis” in turkeys is an acute progressive disease associated with a high mortality rate in a very short time. Dead animals show a massive fatty degeneration of the liver. The cause is still unclear. Previous findings suggest that there may be parallels...

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Main Authors: Christian Visscher, Lea Middendorf, Ronald Günther, Alexandra Engels, Christof Leibfacher, Henrik Möhle, Kristian Düngelhoef, Stefan Weier, Wolfram Haider, Dimitri Radko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
Subjects:
Hepatic lipidosis
Hepatic fatty acid pattern
Iron
Steatohepatitis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-017-0484-8

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