title: Effect of the anti-diabetic drug metformin on bone mass in ovariectomized rats.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Yunfeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Yongqian
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008687:Metformin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D010022:Osteopetrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D010052:Ovariectomy; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D055114:X-Ray Microtomography
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D008687:Metformin