What Is Ipamorelin? In the world of anti-aging research, a handful of peptides have become superstars. Ipamorelin is one of those peptides. This short peptide is just five amino acids in length, but is one of the most selective growth hormone secretagogue receptor agonists known. This means that ipamorelin research has been shown to help […]

What Is IGF-1? Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1), also known as Somatomedin-C, is a polypeptide growth factor that is a member of the insulin family of peptides. IGF-1 includes 70 amino acids with a molecular weight of 7649 Daltons. Similar to insulin, which has 51 amino acids, IGF-1 has an A and B chain connected by […]

What Is Humanin? “Humanin (HN) is an endogenous mitochondria-derived peptide that has cytoprotective effects and reduces oxidative stress. The present study aimed to test the hypothesis that chronic supplementation of exogenous HN in middle-aged mice could prevent and reverse cardiac fibrosis and apoptosis in the aging heart.” HNG treatment significantly increased the ratio of cardiomyocytes […]

What Is HGH-Frag 176-191? Sometimes referred to as the “lipolytic fragment.” Fragment 176-191 earned this latter name due to the fact that laboratory research has shown it to enhance fat burning, particularly in mice genetically engineered to produce large fat stores. Fragment 176-191 has been heavily researched in animal models because even while it preserves […]

What Is GHRP-6? GHRP-6 is an effective stimulator of natural Growth Hormone Release from the anterior pituitary. GHRP-6 is also a ghrelin/growth hormone receptor agonist and one of a handful of ghrelin analogues developed in the last several decades. It has been found to have positive effects on heart muscle cells, memory formation, scar formation, […]

What Are Peptides?   Peptides and proteins are both made up of amino acids that are linked together (by peptide bonds, hence the name) in long chains called polymers. The only thing that separates peptides from proteins is how big they are. While there is no absolute cutoff, peptides are made up of fewer amino […]

What Is GHRP-2?   GHRP-2 (a.k.a. Pralmorelin) is a synthetic growth hormone secretagogue known to bind to the ghrelin/growth hormone secretagogue receptor. It was the first of the growth hormone secretagogues to be introduced and is currently marketed as a test peptide for the assessment of growth hormone deficiency and secondary adrenal failure. GHRP-2 has […]

What Is GHK-Cu (Copper Peptide)?   GHK-Cu is a naturally occurring copper complex that was first identified in human plasma, but has hence been found in multiple locations such as saliva and urine. Copper peptides are small, naturally occurring protein fragments that have high affinity for copper ions, which are critical to normal body function. GHK-Cu […]

What Is Epitalon? “In 1973 the first evidence was published that administration of the low-molecular-weight pineal peptide extract (commercial form was named later as Epithalamin) was followed by restoration of the estrus cycle in old female rats with persistent estrus syndrome and by lowering of the threshold of sensitivity of the hypothalamo-pituitary complex to feedback […]

What is Delta Sleep Inducing Peptide (DSIP)   Delta-sleep-inducing peptide (DSIP) was first isolated from rabbits by Monnier and associates in 1964. It is an endogenous neuropeptide that has been shown to induce natural delta EEG sleep. It has a wide range of modulatory effects in the central nervous system and its mechanism of action has […]