Afamelanotide
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afamelanotide-184-13046520
title:
Afamelanotide
text:
Afamelanotide, sold under the brand name Scenesse, is a medication used to prevent phototoxicity and to reduce pain from light exposure for people with erythropoietic protoporphyria. It is a melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1-R) agonist and a synthetic peptide and analogue of α-melanocyte stimulating hormone. It is administered as subcutaneous implant. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers it to be a first-in-class medication.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Chemical compound
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afamelanotide
date created:
2008-06-17T01:40:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T20:52:59Z
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13
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