A promising poison information centre model for Africa
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منابع مشابه
B.C.'s Drug and Poison Information Centre.
ACTION A selective inhibitor of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) enzyme. Lowers blood glucose levels by increasing insulin secretion and decreasing hepatic glucose production. Enhances the glucose-stimulated insulin secretion response to GLP-1 and GIP, which are released when food in the GI tract raises blood glucose levels above 3.05 mmol/L (55mg/dL). GLP-1 and GIP are incretin (INtestinal s...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2211-419X
DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2015.09.005