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Review
. 2012 Nov;22(11):820-7.
doi: 10.1097/FPC.0b013e3283559b22.

Metformin pathways: pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

Li Gong  1 , Srijib Goswami, Kathleen M Giacomini, Russ B Altman, Teri E Klein
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Review

Metformin pathways: pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

Li Gong et al. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2012 Nov.
No abstract available

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Fig. 1
Pharmacokinetics pathway of metformin. Stylized cells depicting genes involved in the transport and clearance of metformin. A fully interactive version is available online at http://www.pharmgkb.org/pathway/PA165948259. PD, pharmacodynamics.
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Fig. 2
Pharmacodynamics pathway of metformin. Stylized cells depicting the mechanism of action of metformin. A fully interactive version is available online at http://www.pharmgkb.org/pathway/PA165948566.
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