Pregnane X Receptor and Cancer: Context-Specificity is Key
Pregnane X receptor (PXR) is an adopted orphan nuclear receptor that is activated by a wide-range of endobiotics and xenobiotics, including chemotherapy drugs. PXR plays a major role in the metabolism and clearance of xenobiotics and endobiotics in liver and intestine via induction of drug-metaboliz...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KenzPub
2016-06-01
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Series: | Nuclear Receptor Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.kenzpub.com/journals/nurr/2016/101198/ |