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Metformin: An Old Drug for the Treatment of Diabetes but a New Drug for the Protection of the Endothelium

The anti-diabetic and oral hypoglycaemic agent metformin, first used clinically in 1958, is today the first choice or ‘gold standard’ drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and polycystic ovary disease. Of particular importance for the treatment of diabetes, metformin affords protection against d...

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Published in:Med Princ Pract
Main Authors: Kinaan, Mustafa, Ding, Hong, Triggle, Chris R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: S. Karger AG 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5588255/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26021280
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000381643
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