Lyophilized (unopened) shelf life is significantly longer up to 24 months when stored properly
It usually occurs in the cervical and thoracic spinal nerves, but can also occur in the head, face, orbit, oral cavity and other parts
It will remain stable for several weeks when stored properly in the cold
So when someone loses 15% of their body weight and the scan books a large slice of that as lean-mass loss, a meaningful portion of it is water, glycogen, and a liver that was carrying excess fat and is now not
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