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. 1958 Jun;69(2):238–248. doi: 10.1042/bj0690238

Studies on the biosynthesis of cholesterol 6. Coenzyme requirements of liver enzymes for synthesis of squalene and of sterol from dl-3-hydroxy-3-methyl-[2-14C]pentano-5-lactone*

G Popják 1, L Gosselin 1,, Irene Youhotsky Gore 1, R G Gould 1,
PMCID: PMC1196544  PMID: 13546172

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