Curtis D. Klaassen
University of Kansas
Affiliation University of Kansas Top Publications The nuclear receptor PXR is a lithocholic acid sensor that protects against liver toxicity (2001) – 1,382 citations Casarett & Doull’s Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons (1998) – 1,182 citations METALLOTHIONEIN: An Intracellular Protein to Protect Against Cadmium Toxicity (1999) – 1,177 citations Xenobiotic, Bile Acid, and Cholesterol ... <a title="Curtis D. Klaassen" class="read-more" href="https://journalsworld.com/researchers/curtis-d-klaassen/" aria-label="Read more about Curtis D. Klaassen">Read more</a>
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Affiliation
University of Kansas
Top Publications
- The nuclear receptor PXR is a lithocholic acid sensor that protects against liver toxicity (2001) - 1,382 citations
- Casarett & Doull's Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons (1998) - 1,182 citations
- METALLOTHIONEIN: An Intracellular Protein to Protect Against Cadmium Toxicity (1999) - 1,177 citations
- Xenobiotic, Bile Acid, and Cholesterol Transporters: Function and Regulation (2010) - 817 citations
- Metallothionein protection of cadmium toxicity (2009) - 738 citations
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- Full name
- Curtis D. Klaassen
- ORCID
- 0000-0003-3408-6191
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5076743166
Research interests
- Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism, Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms, Contact Dermatitis and Allergies, Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection, Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
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- The nuclear receptor PXR is a lithocholic acid sensor that protects against liver toxicity ↗2001 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences1,382OpenAlex citations
- 1,182OpenAlex citations
- METALLOTHIONEIN: An Intracellular Protein to Protect Against Cadmium Toxicity ↗1999 · The Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology1,177OpenAlex citations
- Xenobiotic, Bile Acid, and Cholesterol Transporters: Function and Regulation ↗2010 · Pharmacological Reviews817OpenAlex citations
- Metallothionein protection of cadmium toxicity ↗2009 · Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology738OpenAlex citations
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- The nuclear receptor PXR is a lithocholic acid sensor that protects against liver toxicity ↗2001 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- METALLOTHIONEIN: An Intracellular Protein to Protect Against Cadmium Toxicity ↗1999 · The Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Xenobiotic, Bile Acid, and Cholesterol Transporters: Function and Regulation ↗2010 · Pharmacological Reviews
- Metallothionein protection of cadmium toxicity ↗2009 · Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
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