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Effects of two weeks of metformin treatment on whole-body glycocalyx barrier properties in db/db mice
BACKGROUND: The anti-diabetic drug metformin has been demonstrated to exert a protective effect against vascular complications in diabetes independent of its glucose lowering action. Since the endothelial glycocalyx has been indicated to have important vasculoprotective properties and to be vulnerab...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3866460/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24308370 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-12-175 |