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Metformin in the treatment of patients with non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics · 2004 · Vol. 19(5) · pp. 537–544
Ahmet Uygun✉(Turkish Armed Forces)Abdurrahman Kadayıfçı(Gaziantep University)A. T. Isik(Turkish Armed Forces)T. OzgurtasS. Deveci(Turkish Armed Forces)Ahmet Tüzün(Turkish Armed Forces)Zeki Yeşilova(Turkish Armed Forces)Mustafa Gülşen(Turkish Armed Forces)Kemal Dağalp(Turkish Armed Forces)
Abstract
The data suggest that improvement of the insulin sensitivity with metformin may improve the liver disease in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentDiet, Metabolism, and DiseasePancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentSteatohepatitisMetforminMedicineInsulin resistanceInternal medicineGastroenterologyInsulinFatty liverType 2 diabetesEndocrinology
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AdultBlood GlucoseC-PeptideFemaleHepatitisHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInsulin ResistanceMaleMetforminMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeSteatorrhea
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