Glossary Terms

The branch of your immune system that learns, remembers specific threats, and improves with each encounter — your antibodies and

A clinical trial that tests a new compound against an existing real treatment, not just a sugar pill.Considered more rigorous

A chemical modification that adds a small molecular cap to a peptide, usually to make it more stable or to

How a compound gets from the injection site into your bloodstream.For peptides administered subcutaneously, absorption occurs via the lymphatic system