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New users of metformin are at low risk of incident cancer: a cohort study among people with type 2 diabetes
- Source :
- Diabetes Care. September 2009, Vol. 32 Issue 9, p1620, 6 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- OBJECTIVE--The antidiabetic properties of metformin are mediated through its ability to activate the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). Activation of AMPK can suppress tumor formation and inhibit cell growth in addition [...]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01495992
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Diabetes Care
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.208534274