Meaning of tolbutamide | Babel Free

Definitions

A drug that blocks potassium channels, used in the treatment of diabetes.

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“The cryophilic phenotype of the atu mutant was alleviated to some extent by administering rotenone, a pharmacological inhibitor of oxidative phosphorylation, but not tolbutamide, a sulphonylurea that stimulates metabolic rate by raising the lymphatic concentration of glucose.”

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