Atorvastatin Induced Erythrocytes Membrane Blebbing

• Main Authors: Rumaisa Bashir Rana (Author), Kashif Jilani (Author), Muhammad Shahid (Author), Muhammad Riaz (Author), Mazhar Hussain Ranjha (Author), Ismat Bibi (Author), Asma Asghar (Author), Muhammad Irfan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Atorvastatin, an inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzymeA reductase, is usually used for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. Besides its pharmacological and side actions, its toxic effects on human nucleus devoid of erythrocytes are still unknown. Eryptosis is an alternative term used fo...