Metformin, at concentrations corresponding to the treatment of diabetes, potentiates the cytotoxic effects of carboplatin in cultures of ovarian cancer cells.

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Published in Reprod Sci on May 07, 2013

Authors

Rafaela Erices1, Maria Loreto Bravo, Pamela Gonzalez, Bárbara Oliva, Dusan Racordon, Marcelo Garrido, Carolina Ibañez, Sumie Kato, Jorge Brañes, Javier Pizarro, Maria Isabel Barriga, Alejandro Barra, Erasmo Bravo, Catalina Alonso, Eva Bustamente, Mauricio A Cuello, Gareth I Owen

Author Affiliations

1: 1Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.

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