The Importance of the Fatty Acid Transporter L-Carnitine in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

L-carnitine transports fatty acids into the mitochondria for oxidation and also buffers excess acetyl-CoA away from the mitochondria. Thus, L-carnitine may play a key role in maintaining liver function, by its effect on lipid metabolism. The importance of L-carnitine in liver health is supported by...

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Autores principales: Savic, Dragana, Hodson, Leanne, Neubauer, Stefan, Pavlides, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7469009/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32708036
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12082178

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7469009/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32708036
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12082178

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