Journal of Hepatology
Volume 52, Issue 5 , Pages 737-744 , May 2010

Unexpected effects of fasting on murine lipid homeostasis – Transcriptomic and lipid profiling

  • Milka Sokolović

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • AMC Liver Centre, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 20 566 5136; fax: +31 20 691 5519.
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  • Aleksandar Sokolović

      Affiliations

    • AMC Liver Centre, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Cindy P.A.A. van Roomen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Anna Gruber

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Roelof Ottenhoff

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Saskia Scheij

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Theodorus B.M. Hakvoort

      Affiliations

    • AMC Liver Centre, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Wouter H. Lamers

      Affiliations

    • AMC Liver Centre, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Albert K. Groen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Paediatrics, Centre for Liver, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, University Medical Centre, Groningen, The Netherlands

Received 12 August 2009 ,Revised 24 November 2009 ,Accepted 25 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2009.11.028

Journal of Hepatology
Volume 52, Issue 5 , Pages 737-744 , May 2010

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