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Five Peptides Your Body Makes Every Day
Insulin, oxytocin, GLP-1, ghrelin and beta-endorphin are all peptides, built from the same 20 amino acids. Here is where each one is made, what each one tells your cells, and why the same alphabet can carry such different messages.
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Five Peptides Your Body Makes Every DayInsulin, oxytocin, GLP-1, ghrelin and beta-endorphin are all peptides, built from the same 20 amino acids. Here is where each one is made, what each one tells your cells, and why the same alphabet can carry such different messages.
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What Is a Peptide? Letters, Words and BooksAmino acids are letters, peptides are short words, proteins are books. Here is what a peptide actually is, why short chains make such good messengers, and how insulin, oxytocin, GLP-1 and semaglutide fit in.01
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