NALT

Preferred term

fatty liver

Topic

Lipid infiltration of the hepatic parenchymal cells resulting in a yellow-colored liver. The abnormal lipid accumulation is usually in the form of triglycerides, either as a single large droplet or multiple small droplets. Fatty liver is caused by an imbalance in the metabolism of fatty acids.

liver diseases

alcoholic fatty liver
alcoholic steatohepatitis
hepatic steatosis
liver steatosis
non-alcoholic fatty liver
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

14889

Spanish

hígado graso

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/39620

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 8/17/20