| Literature DB >> 17780007 |
N Winer, D M Klachko, R D Baer, P L Langley, T W Burns.
Abstract
Steroid inhibitors of cholesterogenesis containing nitrogen-substituted side chains induced electromyographic myotonia in rats. Cholesterol reduction or desmosterol accumulation, per se, did not cause myotonia, and cholestrol feeding prevented drug-induced myotonia. Desmosterol accumulation in combination with a specific drug effect may cause the observed myotonia.Entities:
Year: 1966 PMID: 17780007 DOI: 10.1126/science.153.3733.312
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728