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Descriptor English: PPAR alpha
Descriptor Spanish: PPAR alfa
Descriptor PPAR alfa
Entry term(s) PPARalfa
Scope note: Factor de transcripción nuclear. La heterodimerización con el RECEPTOR GAMMA DEL ÁCIDO RETINOICO X es importante en el metabolismo de los LÍPIDOS. Es el objetivo de los FIBRATOS en el control de las HIPERLIPIDEMIAS.
Descriptor Portuguese: PPAR alfa
Descriptor French: Récepteur PPAR alpha
Entry term(s): PPARalpha
Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor alpha
Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor alpha
Tree number(s): D12.776.826.239.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D047493
Scope note: A nuclear transcription factor. Heterodimerization with RETINOID X RECEPTOR GAMMA is important to metabolism of LIPIDS. It is the target of FIBRATES to control HYPERLIPIDEMIAS.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Transcription Factors (1993-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005; PPAR ALPHA was indexed under TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS & RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR 1994-2004, and under RECEPTORS, ENDOGENOUS SUBSTANCES 1992-1993
History Note: 2005(1992)
DeCS ID: 38772
Unique ID: D047493
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2015/06/23
PPAR alpha - Preferred
Concept UI M0199111
Scope note A nuclear transcription factor. Heterodimerization with RETINOID X RECEPTOR GAMMA is important to metabolism of LIPIDS. It is the target of FIBRATES to control HYPERLIPIDEMIAS.
Preferred term PPAR alpha
Entry term(s) PPARalpha
Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor alpha
Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor alpha



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