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Open AccessTwist 1 regulates the expression of PPARγ during hormone-induced 3T3-L1 preadipocyte differentiation: a possible role in obesity and associated diseases
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Open AccessRole of extrathyroidal TSHR expression in adipocyte differentiation and its association with obesity
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