Inorganic arsenic causes fatty liver and interacts with ethanol to cause alcoholic liver disease in zebrafish

• Main Authors: Kathryn Bambino (Author), Chi Zhang (Author), Christine Austin (Author), Chitra Amarasiriwardena (Author), Manish Arora (Author), Jaime Chu (Author), Kirsten C. Sadler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Company of Biologists, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The rapid increase in fatty liver disease (FLD) incidence is attributed largely to genetic and lifestyle factors; however, environmental toxicants are a frequently overlooked factor that can modify the effects of more common causes of FLD. Chronic exposure to inorganic arsenic (iAs) is associated wi...