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Review
. 2021 Dec 20;18(6):280-287.
doi: 10.1002/cld.1143. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Statins Show Promise Against Progression of Liver Disease

Prashanth Francis  1 , Lisa M Forman  1
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Review

Statins Show Promise Against Progression of Liver Disease

Prashanth Francis et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .

Abstract

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The pleiotropic model of statin mechanisms of action.
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