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Effect of metformin on bone marrow progenitor cell differentiation: In vivo and in vitro studies

  1. M Silvina Molinuevo,
  2. Leon Schurman,
  3. Antonio D McCarthy,
  4. Ana M Cortizo,
  5. María J Tolosa,
  6. M Virginia Gangoiti,
  7. Veronica Arnol,
  8. Claudia Sedlinsky*

Article first published online: 14 DEC 2009

DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.090732

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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volume 25, Issue 2, pages 211–221, February 2010

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Molinuevo, M. S., Schurman, L., McCarthy, A. D., Cortizo, A. M., Tolosa, M. J., Gangoiti, M. V., Arnol, V. and Sedlinsky, C. (2010), Effect of metformin on bone marrow progenitor cell differentiation: In vivo and in vitro studies. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 25: 211–221. doi: 10.1359/jbmr.090732

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  1. Grupo de Investigación en Osteopatías y Metabolismo Mineral (GIOMM), Department of Biological Sciences, School of Exact Sciences, National University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina

*GIOMM, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, 47 y 115, 1900, La Plata, Provincia, De Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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  1. Issue published online: 19 FEB 2010
  2. Article first published online: 14 DEC 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 8 JUL 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 20 JUN 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 28 JAN 2009

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