The compound was first reported in Al-Obeidi, Castrucci, Hadley, and Hruby, J Med Chem 32 (12):255561 (1989) (PMID 2555512), building on the earlier open-chain superpotent precursor [Nle, D-Phe]--MSH reported by Sawyer, Sanfilippo, Hruby, Engel, Heward, Burnett, and Hadley in PNAS 77 (10):57548 (1980) (PMID 6777774)
The diabetes trial added a roughly 2 percent A1C reduction at the top arms, which tells you the glucagon component was not sabotaging glucose control
Orthopedic surgeons must weigh their benefits and potential therapeutic use in improving metabolic and perioperative outcomes
This is an example of how much hair was shed per week during the fall of 2023, and it was incredibly alarming