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The most extensively studied compounds are exenatide (Byetta [Amylin Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA], which has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration [FDA] for the treatment of type 2 diabetes), liraglutide (Victoza [Novo Nordisk, Princeton, NJ], which has been submitted to the FDA for approval), sitaglitptin (Januvia [Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL], which has been approved by the FDA for type 2 diabetes), and vildagliptin (Galvus [Novo Nordisk, Princeton, NJ], which has been submitted to FDA)
The brain is an incredibly energy-demanding organ, consuming roughly 20% of the body's total ATP despite accounting for only 2% of its weight
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