Endocrine and liver interaction: the role of endocrine pathways in NASH.

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Published in Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol on April 01, 2009

Authors

Paola Loria1, Lucia Carulli, Marco Bertolotti, Amedeo Lonardo

Author Affiliations

1: Dipartimento di Endocrinologia, Metabolismo e Geriatria, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, NOCSAE-Baggiovara, Modena, MO, Italy. paola.loria@unimore.it

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