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| Sustancia que bloquea una enzima que el cuerpo necesita para producir colesterol y disminuye la cantidad de colesterol en la sangre. Los inhibidores de la hidroximetilglutaril-coenzima A reductasa se llaman estatinas. TambiƩn se llama inhibidor de la HMG-CoA reductasa. |
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