Fragment 176-191
Effect Profile
How Fragment 176-191 scores across 8 body systems
17
/ 80 total
Top strengths
Purrptide digest
Fragment 176-191 is actually the same molecule as AOD9604 — just the more technical name researchers use to refer to the exact 16-amino-acid segment of GH involved. It's marketed separately in some grey-market circles, which causes more confusion than it should given it's the identical compound under a different label. The science is the same: targeted lipolysis (fat breakdown) without the systemic effects of full growth hormone.
What this means for you
Functionally identical to AOD9604 — if you're comparing the two for purchase, you're comparing the same molecule under different branding.
Worth clarifying to patients that this and AOD9604 are the same compound — naming confusion in the grey market is common here.
The naming divergence between research literature and commercial markets for an identical compound is its own minor case study.
Two brand names for one molecule is a marketing quirk, not a separate product — worth knowing before any due diligence.
For the nerds
The lipolytic and anti-lipogenic effects of the AOD9604 GH fragment
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism · DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1326.2001.00126.x
Read full paper on PubMed →