KROK 1 2014 – Question 17 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A drycleaner’s worker has been found to have hepatic steatosis. This pathology can be caused by the disruption of synthesis of the following substance:
- A. Cholic acid
- B. Phosphatidylcholine
- C. Urea
- D. Tristearin
- E. Phosphatidic acid
Hint
Fatty liver reflects failed export of triglycerides from hepatocytes, so ask which building block of the lipoprotein surface layer could be deficient after a toxic exposure.
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