Background: No pharmacologic therapy has conclusively proved to be effective for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, which is characterized by insulin resistance, steatosis, and necroinflammation with or without centrilobular fibrosis. Pioglitazone is a thiazolidinedione that ameliorates
Pioglitazone and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
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- Publisher
- Current Science Inc.
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 90 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1534-4827
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