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Researched for: lipid metabolism and obesity pharmacology
Also known as: AOD9604, HGH Fragment 177-191
AOD-9604 is a synthetic 16-amino-acid fragment of the C-terminal region of human growth hormone (176-191) with a stabilizing N-terminal tyrosine substitution, developed by the original developer in the 1990s. It targets fat cells via beta-3 adrenergic receptor activation, triggering lipolysis while inhibiting lipogenesis, without the growth-promoting effects of full-length HGH. Six randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials were run; a 23-week trial reported 2.8kg weight reduction on 1mg/day versus 0.8kg on placebo, but the compound failed to reach statistical significance in its largest Phase IIb trial, and clinical development was discontinued in 2007.
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Data source: the original developer Phase II/IIb trial history
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AOD means Anti-Obesity Drug. Human development used oral formulations and ended after the largest Phase IIb program did not show adequate efficacy. SC dosing is community folklore rather than a published human protocol. No published combination studies support the prior GLP-1 agonist stacks. Reports of gelling are formulation-quality issues and should be handled only under supplier QC instructions.
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