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Review Article

Role of the constitutive androstane receptor in obesity and type 2 diabetes: a case study of the endobiotic function of a xenobiotic receptor

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Pages 156-163 | Received 19 Sep 2012, Accepted 22 Oct 2012, Published online: 21 Jan 2013

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