Chemicals and Drugs

Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4

A subfamily of nuclear receptors that regulate GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION of a diverse group of GENES involved in the synthesis of BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; and in GLUCOSE; CHOLESTEROL; and FATTY ACIDS metabolism.

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Abstract

A subfamily of nuclear receptors that regulate GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION of a diverse group of GENES involved in the synthesis of BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; and in GLUCOSE; CHOLESTEROL; and FATTY ACIDS metabolism.

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  • HNF4 Transcription Factor
  • Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor-Forkhead Homolog 4
  • Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor Forkhead Homolog 4
  • Transcription Factor, HNF4
  • Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4-alpha
  • Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4-beta
  • Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4-gamma
  • Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 2 Group A, Member 2
  • Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 2, Group A, Member 1
  • Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 alpha
  • Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 beta
  • Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 gamma

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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2006 (1991)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D051557. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D051557
  2. Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatocyte_nuclear_factor_4
  3. Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3064192