Liver X receptor controls a bifurcated transcriptional program where lipogenesis genes overshoot upon refeeding while cholesterol biosynthesis genes return to pre-fasting levels
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE243057 | GEO | 2024/07/10
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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