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Cholesterol Metabolism and Proliferative Processes

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A large body of evidence has accumulated indicating that the metabolic pathway of cholesterol synthesis plays an important role during cell growth.

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  1. Istituto di Farmacologia e Patologia Biochimica, Università di Cagliari, Italy

    S. Dessì, B. Batetta, D. Pulisci, P. Accogli & P. Pani

  2. Istituto di Chimica Farmaceutica Tossicologica ed Applicata, Università di Cagliari, Italy

    C. Anchisi

  3. Dipartimento di Medicina ed Oncologia Sperimentale Sezione di Patologia Generale, Università di Torino, Italy

    L. Tessitore, P. Costelli & F. M. Baccino

  4. Divisione Ematologica, Ospedale Businco, Cagliari, Italy

    G. Broccia

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    Amedeo Columbano  & Paolo Pani  & 

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Dessì, S. et al. (1991). Cholesterol Metabolism and Proliferative Processes. In: Columbano, A., Feo, F., Pascale, R., Pani, P. (eds) Chemical Carcinogenesis 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3694-9_29

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