Two gallstone (Lith) genes, Lith9 and Lith18, produces a synergistic effect in enhancing cholelithogenesis by promoting hepatic secretion of biliary cholesterol in female mice
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DOI: 10.1152/physiol.2023.38.s1.5730554
Abstract: Estrogen is a critical risk factor for cholesterol gallstone disease because women are twice as likely as men to form gallstones. We have identified that the G protein-coupled receptor 30 (GPR30), a new estrogen receptor,… read more here.
Keywords: gallstone; physiology; mice; cholesterol ... See more keywords