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HMG COA-REDUCTASE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-11-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medication
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- statin
1, record 1, English, statin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- HMG CoA-reductase inhibitor 1, record 1, English, HMG%20CoA%2Dreductase%20%20inhibitor
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A class of drugs used to lower cholesterol levels by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, which plays a central role in the production of cholesterol in the liver. 2, record 1, English, - statin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- statine
1, record 1, French, statine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- inhibiteur de la HMG-CoA reductase 1, record 1, French, inhibiteur%20de%20la%20HMG%2DCoA%20reductase
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Classe d'hypolipidémiants utilisés comme médicaments pour baisser la cholestérolémie de personnes qui risquent une maladie cardiovasculaire à cause de leur hypercholestérolémie. 2, record 1, French, - statine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] l'atorvastatine, la fluvastatine, la lovastatine, la pravastatine, la rosuvastatine et la simvastatine [sont des statines] indiquées en prévention primaire et secondaire des événements cardiovasculaires ainsi que dans le traitement de l'hypercholestérolémie familiale. 3, record 1, French, - statine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-01-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- HMG CoA-reductase
1, record 2, English, HMG%20CoA%2Dreductase
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- HMG CoA-reductase
1, record 2, French, HMG%20CoA%2Dreductase
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Biosynthèse du cholestérol (...) La réaction la plus remarquable est celle qui transforme le B-hydroxy-B-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG CoA) en acide mévalonique, catalysée par l'HMG CoA-réductase. 1, record 2, French, - HMG%20CoA%2Dreductase
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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