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5α-Reductase Type 2 Regulates Glucocorticoid Action and Metabolic Phenotype in Human Hepatocytes.
Endocrinology - 1 Aug 2015
Nasiri Maryam, Nikolaou Nikolaos, Parajes Silvia, Krone Nils P, Valsamakis George, Mastorakos George, Hughes Beverly, Taylor Angela, Bujalska Iwona J, Gathercole Laura L, Tomlinson Jeremy W
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Glucocorticoids and androgens have both been implicated in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); androgen deficiency in males, androgen excess in females, and glucocorticoid excess in both sexes are associated with NAFLD. Glucocorticoid and androgen action are regulated at...
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