The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ is a negative regulator of macrophage activation

Mercedes Ricote; Andrew C. Li; Timothy M. Willson; Carolyn Kelly; Christopher K. Glass

doi:10.1038/34178

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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorNuclear receptorPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gammaTranscription factorAdipose tissueProstaglandin D2ReceptorChemistryPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alphaBiologyCell biologyInternal medicineBiochemistryMedicineGene

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Year: 1998
Type: article
Volume: 391
Issue: 6662
Pages: 79-82
Citations: 3501
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                                    Mercedes Ricote, 
                                
                                    Andrew C. Li, 
                                
                                    Timothy M. Willson
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1998). 
                            The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ is a negative regulator of macrophage activation. 
                            Nature
                            , 391
                            (6662)
                            , 79-82.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/34178
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/34178