Metformin supplementation and life span in Fischer-344 rats.

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Published in J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci on March 19, 2010

Authors

Daniel L Smith1, Calvin F Elam, Julie A Mattison, Mark A Lane, George S Roth, Donald K Ingram, David B Allison

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biostatistics, Ryals Public Health Building, Suite 414, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Effects of Metformin in a Non-Diabetic Patient Population | NCT03772964

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