Antitumor mechanisms of metformin: Signaling, metabolism, immunity and beyond

Metformin is a synthetic biguanide first described in the 1920´s as a side product of the synthesis of N,N-dimethylguanidine. Like otherrelated biguanides, metformin displays antihyperglycemic properties, and has become the most widely prescribed oral antidiabetic medicinearound the world. Intriguin...

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Main Authors: Ismael Samudio, Jorge Eduardo Duque, Catalina López, Nataly Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 2010-08-01
Series:Universitas Scientiarum
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Online Access:http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/scientarium/article/view/1368/831
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