Hepatic triacylglycerol synthesizing activity during progression of alcoholic liver injury in the baboon.

To study the effects of alcoholic liver injury on the ability of ethanol to promote hepatic fat accumulation and hyperlipemia, baboons were pair-fed liquid diets containing 50% of energy either as ethanol or as additional carbohydrate (controls) for 1 to 7 years. Alcohol consumption produced triacyl...

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Main Authors: M J Savolainen, E Baraona, P Pikkarainen, C S Lieber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1984-08-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520377452