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Effect of phenobarbital on the glucocorticoid receptor in rat hepatoma cells

Published in Biochemical Pharmacology

Phenobarbital is a potent inducer of several liver-specific genes such as those encoding detoxication enzymes, including cytochromes P450. However, the mechanisms of action of the barbiturate are poorly understood. Since both, phenobarbital and glucocorticoids, are capable of inducing the same cytochrome P450 species, we asked whether the glucocort...