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Metformin and Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Mini-Review on Recent Findings

Metformin, an oral anti-diabetic agent in the biguanide class is a widely prescribed drug to treat high blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Metformin has three different roles, including blood glucose regulatory effect, protection of kidney tubular cell by acting as an effective...

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Autores principales: Nasri, Hamid, Rafieian-Kopaei, Mahmoud
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4359408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25793062