Sexual Dimorphism in Alcohol Induced Adipose Inflammation Relates to Liver Injury.

Alcoholic liver disease occurs due to chronic, heavy drinking and is driven both by metabolic alterations and immune cell activation. Women are at a higher risk than men for developing alcohol induced liver injury and this dimorphism is reflected in animal models of alcoholic liver disease. The impo...

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Main Authors: Melissa A Fulham, Pranoti Mandrekar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5053524?pdf=render