Stimulation of the intracellular portion of the human insulin receptor by the antidiabetic drug metformin

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 533-536

  Stith, Bradley J ^a   Woronoff, Keith ^a   Wiernsperger, Nicolas ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Lyonnaise Industrielle Pharmacentique   (France)

^c Groupe Lyonnaise Industrielle Pharmaceutique (LIPHA)   (France)

Author keywords

Biguanide; Diabetes; Glucophage; Proliferation; Tyrosine kinase

Indexed keywords

BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; BUFORMIN; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; INSULIN RECEPTOR; METFORMIN; MITOGUAZONE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BUFORMIN; CELL DIVISION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; METFORMIN; MITOGUAZONE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTOR, INSULIN;

EID: 0032519648     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(97)00540-6     Document Type: Article

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