Cholesterol homeostasis: Not until the SCAP lady INSIGs

Current Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 22, 2002, Pages

  Loewen, Christopher J R ^a   Levine, Timothy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0037137346     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(02)01292-7     Document Type: Review

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