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On rare occasions, affecting fewer than 2% of subjects, both peptides may also cause minor to moderate hepatobiliary conditions, such as gallstones and acute pancreatitis
OCTN2 ( SLC22A5 ) is not only a Na + -independent organic cation transporter but also a Na + -dependent and high-affinity carnitine transporter, which is widely distributed in various tissues such as kidney, intestine, placenta, breast, liver, heart, testis, skeletal muscle and bloodbrain barrier [161]
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Greg Hobelmann, MD, MPH, co-CEO of Ashley Addiction Treatment, adjunct faculty in the Johns Hopkins Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, and secretary of the Executive Committee for the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers told MNT