Nuclear Receptors in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Nuclear receptors comprise a superfamily of ligand-activated transcription factors that are involved in important aspects of hepatic physiology and pathophysiology. There are about 48 nuclear receptors in the human. These nuclear receptors are regulators of many hepatic processes including hepatic l...

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Main Authors: Jorge A. López-Velázquez, Luis D. Carrillo-Córdova, Norberto C. Chávez-Tapia, Misael Uribe, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Lipids
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/139875