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Why it matters: This is rare, peptides usually break down in the stomach
and the major branded products: Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy, Zepbound, Rybelsus, Saxenda, Victoza, and Trulicity
This peptide, which he named exendin-4 , was approximately 53% identical in amino acid sequence to human GLP-1, but with one critical difference: while human GLP-1 is degraded by an enzyme called DPP-4 within minutes of being released, exendin-4 was resistant to that breakdown
Silver from the amalgam leeches out of the embedded particles and stains (ie, tattoos) selected components of the fibrous connective tissue (eg, elastic, reticulin, oxytalan fibers) and highlights the blood vessels