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Food & Nutrition Science

Extracts of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruits improve liver steatosis and injury in mice by preventing lipid accumulation and cell death

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Pages 2110-2120 | Received 09 Apr 2019, Accepted 09 Jun 2019, Published online: 27 Jun 2019

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