STATIN


Meaning of STATIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsta-t ə n ]

noun

Etymology: from - statin (as in lovastatin )

Date: 1986

: any of a group of drugs (as lovastatin and simvastatin) that inhibit the synthesis of cholesterol and promote the production of LDL-binding receptors in the liver resulting in a usually marked decrease in the level of LDL and a modest increase in the level of HDL circulating in blood plasma

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