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Cholesterol and Statins
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- 1Location of Cholesterol ProductionLiver, but possible in all cells
- 2Cholesterol Requirements- Acetyl CoA18
- 3Cholesterol Requirements- ATP36
- 4Cholesterol Requirements- NADH16
- 5Cholesterol Requirements- CarbonC12
- 6Role of StatinsInhibit HMG CoA Reductases which account for 75% of cholesterol production
- 7Statins- LDL receptorsIncrease their presence on surface of cell
- 8LDL ReceptorsRemove LDL's from blood
- 9LDL'sLow Density Lipoproteins- contain cholesterol and are most dangerous
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- Year 2 (Lipids) FlashCards sobre Cholesterol and Statins, criado por gina_evans0312 em 21-01-2014.
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