- Ability to maintain serum levels for more than 2 weeks with a low peak/trough ratio
(potential for reduced gastrointestinal side effects)
- Prolonged half-life to enable dosing every 2-4 weeks in humans
- Stable liquid small volume injection (27-30 G needle) administered with autoinjector
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- Preclinical studies completed in mice, rats, dogs, and monkeys
- Pharmacokinetics in all species
- Proof of concept efficacy in normal mice (glucose challenge) and ob/ob mice
- Non-GLP single dose toxicology in rats
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