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. 1982 Sep;46(3):296–307. doi: 10.1128/mr.46.3.296-307.1982

Similarities of lipid metabolism in mammalian and protozoan cells: an evolutionary hypothesis for the prevalence of atheroma.

W E Ormerod, S Venkatesan
PMCID: PMC281546  PMID: 6290864

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