An oligopeptide, often just called peptide (oligo- , a few), consists of two to twenty amino acids and can include dipeptides, tripeptides, tetrapeptides, and pentapeptides. Teprotide-A man made nonapeptide (Pyr-Trp-Pro-Arg-Pro-Gln-Ile-Pro-Pro) which is exactly the same as the peptide from the venom of the snake, Bothrops jararaca. 2  It inhibits kininase II and ANGIOTENSIN I and has been proposed as an antihypertensive agent.
1 Fees for an initial visit range from $75 to $95 for an acupuncture session and medical consultation. 2  Routine visits cost $50 to $70. 3  Costs are similar nationwide, and should not differ greatly between service offered by clinics or private practitioners, who may also be chiropractors.ractice: Community Acupuncture Network. I'm in Boise and there is a community clinic here that is amazing that charges $15-$40 per treatment. I pay $30 because that's what I can afford. The clinic is so beautiful and the acupuncturists are wonderful.
By Jon Fishman. The Chinese healing art of acupuncture is one that can be dated back at least two thousand years. Some authorities maintain that acupuncture has been practiced in China for even four thousand years.