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. 2011 Jul;12(3):121-7.
doi: 10.4103/1995-705X.95070.

Statins: past and present

Rachel Hajar  1
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Statins: past and present

Rachel Hajar. Heart Views. 2011 Jul.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
The cholesterol biosynthesis pathway. Cholesterol biosynthesis is a complex process involving more than 30 enzymes. A simplified version is shown here,which highlights the step inhibited by statins, and shown the chemical structures of the starting material (HMG-CoA)and product (mevaonate) of this step.
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