Studies of cholesterol biosynthesis. I. The identification of desmosterol in serum and tissues of animals and man treated with MER-29.

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• Publication year

  1960

• Venue

  Journal of Biological Chemistry

• Publication date

  1960-11-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Chemistry

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  PMID 13685286
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