Answer: GHK-Cu appears to work as a signaling peptide, prompting fibroblasts and other cells to ramp up collagen, elastin, and antioxidant activity, while also influencing the expression of many genes involved in tissue maintenance
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This matters because the biological actor may differ by fraction: the gene-modulating and matrix-signaling effects are attributed to the intact tripeptide, whereas the copper-loading effects follow the metal regardless of whether the peptide survives
The combined endocrine and hypothalamic engagement gives GHRP-6 a distinct metabolic and appetite-related signaling profile
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