Incretin mimetics and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors: Innovative treatment therapies for type 2 diabetes

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1039-1049

  Davidson, Jaime A ^a   Parente, Erika B ^b   Gross, Jorge L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DPP 4 inhibitor; Exenatide; GLP 1; Incretin; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

EID: 53249109948     PISSN: 00042730     EISSN: 16779487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302008000600016     Document Type: Review

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