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Receptor / Pathway

DPP-IV

Dipeptidyl peptidase 4

A serine protease that cleaves N-terminal dipeptides from many endogenous peptides, including GHRH and GLP-1. Stabilised analogues (Tesamorelin, CJC-1295) resist DPP-IV cleavage.

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