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Participants received either tirzepatide at 5 mg, 10 mg, or 15 mg, or placebo, injected once weekly for 72 weeks
Fat biopsy A small amount (about 1 g) of abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue was collected under local anesthesia using a needle biopsy technique and snap frozen in liquid nitrogen
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Freezing causes ice crystal formation within the solution, and those crystals physically damage the peptide molecules