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Results may persist for 1 to 2 years
It shares 94% sequence homology with human GLP-1 but has been structurally modified to resist rapid enzymatic breakdown, giving it a significantly extended half-life compared to native GLP-1
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In 2022, veterinarians classified 100 million dogs and cats as overweight or obese up from 80 million just five years prior, according to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention