Peroxidative decomposition of mitochondrial membrane phospholipids with subsequent mitochondrial dysfunction is a postulated mechanism of liver cell injury in parenchymal iron overload. Malondialdehyde is formed when polyunsaturated fatty acids of membrane phospholipids undergo peroxidative decompos
Molecular mechanism of iron metabolism and overload in chronic hepatitis C
β Scribed by Masahiko Kaito
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 652 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1174
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