Does the antidiabetic drug metformin affect embryo development and the health of brown trout (Salmo trutta f. fario)?

Abstract Background Due to the rising number of type 2 diabetes patients, the antidiabetic drug, metformin is currently among those pharmaceuticals with the highest consumption rates worldwide. Via sewage-treatment plants, metformin enters surface waters where it is frequently detected in low concen...

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Main Authors: Stefanie Jacob, Andreas Dötsch, Sarah Knoll, Heinz-R. Köhler, Eike Rogall, Dominic Stoll, Selina Tisler, Carolin Huhn, Thomas Schwartz, Christian Zwiener, Rita Triebskorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-12-01
Series:Environmental Sciences Europe
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12302-018-0179-4