Definition of HMG-CoA reductase

1. Noun. A liver enzyme that is responsible for producing cholesterol.


Lexicographical Neighbors of HMG-CoA Reductase

HLA-dr7 antigen
HLA-dr antigens
HLA antigens
HLA complex
HLA typing
HLB
HLL
HM
HMA
HMAS
HMBS
HMCS
HMF
HMG
HMG-CoA
HMG-CoA reductase (current term)
HMG-CoA reductase phosphatase
HMG CoA reductase inhibitor
HMI
HMIS
HMM
HMNZS
HMO
HMPA
HMPAO
HMRC
HMS
HMT
HMTSS
HMV

Literary usage of HMG-CoA reductase

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Second Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of ...by Scott M. Grundy by Scott M. Grundy (1997)
"HMG CoA reductase inhibitors lower LDL cholesterol without reducing Lp(a) levels. Circulation 1989;80:1313-9. 456. Fieseler HG, Armstrong VW, Wieland E, ..."

2. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Cost-effectiveness of HMG-CoA reductase inhibition for primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart diseases.JAMA 1991:265:1145-1151. 189. ..."

3. The Healthy Heart Handbook for Women by Marian Sandmaier (1992)
"Blood cholesterol-lowering agents—HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (or "statins"), nicotinic acid, bile acid sequestrants, fibric acid derivatives, and probucol ..."

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