10.1016/j.lfs.2003.10.043 Life Sci
The pursuit of a tan has always carried risks, but injecting an unregulated peptide to achieve a tan raises those risks significantly, she says
In genetic obesity mouse models, systemic suppression of BCAA catabolic gene expression can be observed, with elevated BCKDH phosphorylation (inactivation) levels, and these metabolic abnormalities often precede overt insulin resistance, suggesting that BCAA metabolic dysfunction may represent an early event in obesity-related metabolic disorders
Should it even be considered as an HRT alternative though
For biohackers, its a peptide worth watching, but with an informed eye on risk, variability, and lack of regulatory oversight