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. 1971 Jun;123(2):275–278. doi: 10.1042/bj1230275

Studies on the control of cholesterol biosynthesis: the adenosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate-dependent accumulation of a steroid carboxylic acid.

D P Bloxham, M Akhtar
PMCID: PMC1176933  PMID: 4331371

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