Phenformin (Dibotin) in polyarthritis.
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Phenformin (Dibotin) in polyarthritis.
Since 1956 biguanides have received attention as oral hypoglycaemic agents (Krall and Bradley, 1959). Ungar, Madison, and Carter (1960), using phenformin (Dibotin, phenethyl biguanide), showed their effect on peripheral utilization of glucose, Butterfield, Fry, and Holling (1958) having previously demonstrated increased uptake of insulin in hepatic and peripheral tissues. Since then the drug ha...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 1968
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.27.4.374