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Abstract
Nuclear receptors that bind OXYSTEROLS and function as heterodimers with RETINOID X RECEPTORS. They have important functions in regulating cholesterol homeostasis, ENERGY METABOLISM; INFLAMMATION; and the immune response.
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- Liver X Receptor
- Nuclear Oxysterol Receptors
- Oxysterol Receptors, Nuclear
- LXR-Alpha Protein
- LXRalpha Protein
- LXRbeta Protein
- Liver X Receptor Alpha
- Liver X Receptor Beta
- Liver X Receptor-Alpha
- Liver X Receptor-Beta
- NR1H2 Protein
- NR1H3 Protein
- Nuclear Orphan Receptor LXR-Alpha
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group H, Member 2
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group H, Member 3
- Oxysterols Receptor LXR-Alpha
- Oxysterols Receptor LXR-Beta
- LXR Alpha Protein
- LXR-Alpha, Oxysterols Receptor
- LXR-Beta, Oxysterols Receptor
- Nuclear Orphan Receptor LXR Alpha
- Oxysterols Receptor LXR Alpha
- Oxysterols Receptor LXR Beta
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, physiology, radiation effects, therapeutic use, ultrastructure.
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2017 (2002)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Liver X Receptors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000071518. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000071518
- Liver X Receptors. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_X_receptor
- Liver X Receptors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3454539