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BPC-157 + TB-500 5+5mg Pre-blended vial containing BPC-157 (Body Protection Compound, a 15 amino acid pentadecapeptide) and TB-500 (a synthetic fragment of thymosin beta-4)
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When used together, these peptides start two paired pathways for growth hormone release, producing greater GH rise than either peptide alone
The trans-3-hexenoyl group on the N-terminal tyrosine acts as a protective cap against dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV), the enzyme that cleaves native GHRH between residues 2 and 3 and generates the short plasma half-life that limits unmodified GHRH activity