Metformin is effective in achieving biochemical response in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) not responding to lifestyle interventions

Annals of Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 222-226

  Duseja, Ajay ^a   Das, Ashim ^a   Dhiman, Radha Krishan ^a   Chawla, Yogesh Kumar ^a   Thumburu, Kiran K ^a   Bhadada, Sanjay ^a   Bhansali, Anil ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Insulin resistance; Metabolic syndrome; Metformin; NASH; Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; UDCA

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

EID: 37549047166     PISSN: 16652681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1665-2681(19)31902-7     Document Type: Article

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