pharmacodynamics: the study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs on the body and their mechanisms of action
Its role is to help regulate blood sugar by stimulating insulin production and lessening glucagon secretion, a hormone that raises blood sugar levels
The anhydrous form of the compound is highly hygroscopic
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The mechanism appears to be interference with erythropoiesis
13, 20, 26, 27, 48, 70, 71, 72 They are actively taken up into the brain 73 and can affect diverse physiological processes such as cell signaling, 71 neurotransmitter synthesis and release, 70 mitochondrial function, 20 lipid metabolism, 13, 74 immune function, 75 cellcell interactions 76 and gene expression