Lovastatin is used to lower the risk of stroke, heart attack, and other heart complications in people with diabetes, coronary heart disease, or other risk factors. Lovastatin is used in adults and children who are at least 10 years old.Lovastatin may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.here are many other drugs that can increase your risk of serious medical problems if you take them together with lovastatin. Tell your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal products. Do not start a new medication without telling your doctor.
Desmosomes. a type of junction that attaches one cell to its neighbor. One of a number of differentiated regions which occur, for example, where the cytoplasmic membranes of adjacent epithelial cells are closely apposed.
1. acrosome-a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg. sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon-the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material.crosome. n. 1. (Physiology) a cap-like structure on the tip of a spermatozoon that releases enzymes on encountering the ovum allowing fusion with the ovum in the sexual reproductive process; this part of the process is known as the acrosome reaction. [C19: from acro- + -someÂ³].