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Cytochromes P450, induction and cholesterol—what are the connections?

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Acknowledgements

The authors have been supported by The Academy of Finland, the Finnish Granting Agency for Technological Research and Innovation and EU Marie-Curie Consortium (NucSys). This commentary is dedicated to the memory of Gordon G. Gibson (University of Surrey), a friend and collaborator, who did so much to elucidate the secrets of induction.

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Pelkonen, O., Hakkola, J. Cytochromes P450, induction and cholesterol—what are the connections?. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 64, 837–839 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-008-0522-6

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