Benfotiamine, a synthetic S-acyl thiamine derivative, has different mechanisms of action and a different pharmacological profile than lipid-soluble thiamine disulfide derivatives
Volvert, Marie-Laure ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Neurologie
Seyen, Sandrine ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement > Ecophysiologie et physiologie animale
Piette, Marie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de pharmacie > Pharmacie galénique
Evrard, Brigitte ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de pharmacie > Pharmacie galénique
Gangolf, Marjorie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Biochimie et physiologie humaine et pathologique
Plumier, Jean-Christophe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement > Ecophysiologie et physiologie animale
Bettendorff, Lucien ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Biochimie et physiologie humaine et pathologique
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Benfotiamine, a synthetic S-acyl thiamine derivative, has different mechanisms of action and a different pharmacological profile than lipid-soluble thiamine disulfide derivatives
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