The wolverine peptide is not a single compound
In a patient who complains of chronic diarrhea, melanosis coli observed on colonoscopy is virtually diagnostic for surreptitious anthraquinone laxative use (factitious diarrhea)
The injection is relatively painless since the needle is small
Beyond the Scale: Key Metabolic Outcomes Weight loss is only part of the story
Melanotan I is a synthetic linear tridecapeptide analogue of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone, sequence Ac-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Nle-Glu-His-D-Phe-Arg-Trp-Gly-Lys-Pro-Val-NH (CHNO, 1646.9 g/mol, CAS 75921-69-6), catalogued in the literature as afamelanotide, as NDP-alpha-MSH, and in analogue notation as [Nle, D-Phe]-alpha-MSH
The current challenge is not inducing further loss, but preventing weight regain