[A comparative evaluation of the hypoglycemic activity of acetyl-alpha-carnitine and chlorpropamide in experimental diabetes].

The comparison of the action shown by acetyl-alpha-carnitine and chloropropamide in rabbits with experimental diabetes has demonstrated that the former has a more pronounced hypoglycemic action. In combined administration, acetyl-alpha-carnitine substantially enhanced the effects of chloropropamide in the animals with experimental diabetes, which should be taken into account by clinicians in its use.