mechanistic
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Your body's natural GLP-1 hormone breaks down super fast—within minutes—because an enzyme chews it up, but exendin-4 (a similar molecule) lasts much longer because it can resist that breakdown.
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A novel exendin-4 human serum albumin fusion protein, E2HSA, with an extended half-life and good glucoregulatory effect in healthy rhesus monkeys.
Cross-Sectional Study
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2014 Mar 7The study looks at a long-lasting diabetes drug made from exendin-4, which lasts much longer than natural GLP-1 because it isn’t broken down quickly in the body, supporting the idea that exendin-4 is more stable.
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