Intestinal nuclear bile acid receptor FXR and cholestasis
Journal Title: Annals of Hepatology - Year 2012, Vol 11, Issue 1
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Jorge López-Velázquez, Ibrahim Castro-Torres, Vicente Sánchez-Valle, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez
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