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Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Tree Number(s)
D27.505.519.186.071.202.370
D27.505.519.389.370
D27.505.954.557.500.202.370
Unique ID
D019161
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019161
Scope Note
Compounds that inhibit HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES. They have been shown to directly lower CHOLESTEROL synthesis.
Entry Term(s)
HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor
HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitor
Inhibitors, HMG-CoA Reductase
Inhibitors, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA
Inhibitors, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-Coenzyme A
Statin
Statins
Statins, HMG-CoA
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Enzyme Inhibitors (1976-1996)
Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases/antagonists & inhibitors (1976-1996)
See Also
Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases
Public MeSH Note
98; see HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS 1997; for HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS see HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS 1997
History Note
98
Date Introduced
1997/01/01
Last Updated
2020/05/27
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