Journal of Hepatology
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 197-208 , January 2006

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: From cell biology to clinical practice

  • Helena Cortez-Pinto

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Gastroenterology, Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
    • Centro de Nutrição e Metabolismo, Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Centro de Gastrenterologia, Hospital de Santa Maria, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, 1649-035, Lisboa, Portugal. Tel.: +351 21 7985187; fax: +351 21 7985142.
    • ,
  • Miguel Carneiro de Moura

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Gastroenterology, Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
    • ,
  • Christopher Paul Day

      Affiliations

    • School of Clinical Medical Sciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

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☆ Report of the EASL Monothematic Conference, Estoril, Portugal, 17–18 September 2004.

PII: S0168-8278(05)00610-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2005.09.002

Journal of Hepatology
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 197-208 , January 2006

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