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Investigating the role of cortisol and growth hormone in fatty liver development: fatty liver index in patients with pituitary adenomas

PURPOSE: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a hallmark of the metabolic syndrome and has been shown to be an independent predictor of cardiovascular mortality. Although glucocorticoids and growth hormone are known to be implicated in its pathophysiology, it has only rarely been investigate...

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Autores principales: Auer, Matthias K., Stalla, Günter K., Stieg, Mareike R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4996869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27194386
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11102-016-0726-1