Statins do not directly activate vitamin D receptor [2]

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 415-416

  Wu Wong, Ruth R ^a   Nakane, M ^a   Ma, J ^a   Ju, T R ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; DOXERCALCIFEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MEVINOLIN; PARICALCITOL; PRAVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN; VITAMIN D DERIVATIVE; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; RISK REDUCTION; VITAMIN D RESPONSIVE ELEMENT;

HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 33846415864     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2007.02316.x     Document Type: Letter

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