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Ectopic lipid accumulation: A potential cause for metabolic disturbances and a contributor to the alteration of

Fitsum Guebre-Egziabher1, Pascaline M Alix, Laetitia Koppe

  • 1Université de Lyon, INSERM U1060, CarMeN, INSA de Lyon, Univ Lyon-1, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France; Hospices Civils de Lyon, Department of Nephrology, Hôpital E Herriot, Lyon F-69003, France.

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|July 31, 2013
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