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Functional properties of the mitochondrial carrier system
Well-known as the "master antioxidant," it performs vital functions like detoxifying the body, cell rejuvenation, boosting the immune system, the body's defense against oxidative stress, and its role in skin whitening
Within the small intestine lumen, the surface area is ideally maximized to enhance nutrient absorption through villi and microvilli, which increase intestinal surface area by 30600-fold (Kiela and Ghishan, 2016)
The leading edge of that market is driven by popular peptides in use by biohackers and longevity enthusiasts that range from the off-label use of GLP-1 agonists for Alzheimers prevention, to the newly FDA-approved mitochondrial therapeutic SS-31 (elamipretide), to popular grey market biohacker compounds like BPC-157 and Cerebrolysin