(a) mRNA expression of ROR α in primary hepatocytes cultured on matrigel and treated with 100 nM dexamethasone for 96 h. Data represent means ± SEM, A. U., arbitrary unit, *** P ≤ 0.01, n = 8 livers. (b) mRNA expression of ROR α in primary hepatocytes cultured on collagen and treated with 100 nM dexamethasone, 1 μM RU486, or the combination of dexamethasone and RU486 for 24 h. Data represent means ± SEM, A. U., arbitrary unit, * P ≤ 0.05, ** P ≤ 0.01, *** P ≤ 0.001, n = 4 livers. (c) mRNA expression of glucose-6-phosphatase in primary hepatocytes cultured on matrigel and treated with 100 nM dexamethasone for 96 h. Data represent means ± SEM, A. U., arbitrary unit, ** P ≤ 0.01, n = 8 livers.