Liver fat accumulation (IMAGE)

Tampere University

Liver fat accumulation

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The image shows fat building up inside liver cells, with fat highlighted in green and cell boundaries in red. This model of liver fat accumulation was developed by the Heart Group led by Professor Katriina Aalto-Setälä at Tampere University. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which can be reprogrammed to form different cell types, were used to create the model.

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Ilona Van Der Weij, CoEBoC, Tampere University

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