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Incorporation of a Survivable Liver Biopsy Procedure in Mice to Assess Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Resolution
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Suggestion of a dual-functional agent for future trials in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
|July 31, 2010
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