LXR regulate cholesterol homeostasis in the proximal mouse epididymis.
Oxysterol nuclear receptors liver x receptors (LXRalpha and LXRbeta) regulate lipid homeostasis when cells have to face high amounts of cholesterol and/or fatty acids. Male mice invalidated for both lxr (LXR-/-) are infertile by 5 months of age, and become sterile by the age of 9 months. The epididy...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Via Medica
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica |
| Online Access: | http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/4275 |