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Olson, J.A. (1965). The biosynthesis of cholesterol. In: Ergebnisse der physiologie biologischen chemie und experimentellen pharmakologie. Ergebnisse der Physiologie, biologischen Chemie und experimentellen Pharmakologie, vol 56. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0117431
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