The peptide's effects on multiple receptor subtypes account for its range of biological activities observed in research settings
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However, it is worth noting that 300 mg/day can not yet be confirmed as the optimal dose, because it is not known whether there are other possible optimal doses (the present study only compared the difference between 600 and 300 mg/day)
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