Table 1.

Nuclear receptors along with their ligands [8].

Receptor Name	Abbreviation	Ligand
Progesterone receptor	PR	Progesterone
Estrogen receptor	ER	Estrogen
Liver X receptor	LXR	Oxysterols
Vitamin D3 receptor	VDR	Vitamin D3
Androgen receptor	AR	Testosterone
Glucocorticoid receptor	GR	Cortisol
Thyroid hormone receptor	TR	Thyroid hormone
Retinoic acid-related receptor	RXR	Rexinoids
Mineralocorticoid receptor	MR	Aldosterone
Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor g	PPARγ	Fatty acid Metabolites
Retinoid orphan receptor	ROR	?
Estrogen-related receptor	ERR	?