Liver and muscle in morbid obesity: the interplay of fatty liver and insulin resistance.

Liver and muscle in morbid obesity: the interplay of fatty liver and insulin resistance.

INTRODUCTION: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) can be seen as a manifestation of overnutrition. The muscle is a central player in the adaptation to energy overload, and there is an association between fatty-muscle and -liver. We aimed to correlate muscle morphology, mitochondrial function an...

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Main Authors: Mariana Verdelho Machado, Duarte M S Ferreira, Rui E Castro, Ana Rita Silvestre, Teresinha Evangelista, João Coutinho, Fátima Carepa, Adília Costa, Cecília M P Rodrigues, Helena Cortez-Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3281005?pdf=render

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