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General Xenobiochemistry

The statin class of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors demonstrate differential activation of the nuclear receptors PXR, CAR and FXR, as well as their downstream target genes

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Pages 519-529 | Received 11 Jan 2011, Accepted 04 Mar 2011, Published online: 09 Apr 2011

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