Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of alcohol- and obesity-induced fatty liver diseases

Free Radical Biology and Medicine - Tập 44 - Trang 1259-1272 - 2008
Sudheer K. Mantena1, Adrienne L. King1, Kelly K. Andringa1, Heather B. Eccleston1, Shannon M. Bailey1
1Center for Free Radical Biology, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA

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