BPC-157 short for Body Protection Compound-157 is a 15-amino-acid peptide your stomach naturally produces in tiny amounts to protect its own lining
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Peptides can support fat loss and help preserve muscle when paired with resistance training and smart nutrition
In horses, it can improve the clinical signs in cases of a tying-up syndrome which is painful and manifests with lack of mobility
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In one mouse study, researchers found that the peptide reduced the pain felt by the animals in their paws when placed on a mildly hot plate. The authors explained that this could be because GHK is similar in structure to cimetidine, a histamine H2 receptor antagonist sometimes given to reduce pain in certain digestive conditions.3 10 In rodents, doses as low as 0.5mg/kg were found to be effective in delivering these anti-pain effects.25 In a 70kg human, an equivalent dose would be around 5.6mg, though thats likely higher than necessary: pharmaceutical-grade GHK-Cu normally ranges from 0.5 mg to 2.5mg per injection