Effects of the PPARα Agonist and Widely Used Antihyperlipidemic Drug Gemfibrozil on Hepatic Toxicity and Lipid Metabolism

Gemfibrozil is a widely prescribed hypolipidemic agent in humans and a peroxisome proliferator and liver carcinogen in rats. Three-month feed studies of gemfibrozil were conducted by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) in male Harlan Sprague-Dawley rats, B6C3F1 mice, and Syrian hamsters, primarily...

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Main Authors: Michael L. Cunningham, Bradley J. Collins, Milton R. Hejtmancik, Ronald A. Herbert, Gregory S. Travlos, Molly K. Vallant, Matthew D. Stout
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:PPAR Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/681963
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