It works by stimulating the breakdown of stored fat and inhibiting the formation of new fat cells, making it effective for weight loss and body composition improvement
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A method of preventing weakness in a patient with Parkinson's disease or of improving or restoring muscle strength of a patient with Parkinson's disease, comprising the step of administering to said patient an amount of one or more hepatocyte growth factor mimics sufficient to prevent, improve or restore to normal said muscle strength, said one or more hepatocyte growth factor mimics having a general structural formula 1 2 3 where R] is one of an N-acyl group, a substituted or unsubstiruted phenyl, a norleucine group, and an amino acid selected from tyrosine, phenylalanine, aspartic acid, arginine, isoleucine, serine, histidine, glycine, cysteine, methionine, tryptophan, lysine norvaline, ornithine, and s-benzyl cysteine
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