metformin
/met-fawr-min/US // mɛtˈfɔr mɪn //
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Pharmacology.
- : an oral drug, C4H11N5, used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, often in combination with repaglinide.
Examples
Potential cures like hydroxychloroquine and metformin have cycled through moments of initial promise, slavering media hype, and deeply politicized scientific uncertainty.
To more precisely assess how powerful a general anti-aging therapy could be compared to simply treating specific diseases, the researchers then turned to the results of a recent study on patients taking metformin.
Researchers have found that metformin also reduces oxidative stress and inflammation, which otherwise increase as we age.
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