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peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004825

A nuclear transcription factor. Heterodimerization with retinoid X receptor gamma is important to metabolism of lipids. It is the target of fibrates to control hyperlipidemias.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004825
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
SynonymsPPAR alpha
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2018; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoperoxisome proliferator-activated receptors; hyperlipidemia; lipid metabolism
TranslationsSpanish: receptor alfa activado por los proliferadores de peroxisomas
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004825",
  "term": "peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A nuclear transcription factor. Heterodimerization with retinoid X receptor gamma is important to metabolism of lipids. It is the target of fibrates to control hyperlipidemias.",
  "synonyms": [
    "PPAR alpha"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors",
    "hyperlipidemia",
    "lipid metabolism"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2018",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "receptor alfa activado por los proliferadores de peroxisomas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/peroxisome-proliferator-activated-receptor-alpha/"
}

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