Metformin: Focus on Melanoma

Metformin is the most common biguanide used in the treatment of diabetes, with 120 million treated patients worldwide. Metformin decreases hyperglycemia without inducing hypoglycemia in diabetic patients and is very well tolerated. The principal effects of metformin are to decrease hepatic gluconeog...

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Main Authors: Emilie Jaune, Stéphane Rocchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00472/full