Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views
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Matti Narkia on 24 Nov 09In the field of molecular biology, the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are a group of nuclear receptor proteins that function as transcription factors regulating the expression of genes.[1] PPARs play essential roles in the regulation of cellular differentiation, development, and metabolism (carbohydrate, lipid, protein), and tumorigenesis[2] of higher organism.