Decarboxylation of mevalonate pyrophosphate is one rate-limiting step in hepatic cholesterol synthesis in suckling and weaned rats.
D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D005260:Female; D007700:Kinetics; D007774:Lactation; D008099:Liver / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D008798:Mevalonic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D010770:Phosphotransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats
D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D002784:Cholesterol; D010770:Phosphotransferases; D008798:Mevalonic Acid