Semax and Selank: Regulatory Peptides in Neuroscience Research
Two peptides derived from endogenous human sequences, developed in Russia, studied for effects on neurotrophic signalling and stress response. What the literature…
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The North Specs research library
Cited briefings on peptide science, analytical methods, Canadian research requirements and reproducible laboratory practice.
For qualified research audiences. This library is educational, not medical advice or a protocol for human or veterinary use.
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Growth Hormone Secretagogues: GHRH Analogues Versus Ghrelin Mimetics
Two mechanistically distinct receptor systems both raise growth hormone output. Understanding the difference is the key to designing interpretable experiments on the…
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GHK-Cu: Copper Peptide Research in Wound Healing and Skin Biology
A naturally occurring tripeptide with genuine copper coordination chemistry and one of the better-characterised mechanisms in the tissue-repair peptide field.
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Epithalon and the Peptide Bioregulator Tradition
A research tradition that developed largely outside Western literature, its central claims about telomerase and pineal function, and the reasons independent assessment…
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Mitochondrial-Derived Peptides: MOTS-c, Humanin and the Microprotein Field
Short open reading frames in mitochondrial DNA encode peptides that appear to signal to the nucleus. What the evidence supports, and what…
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The Peptide Research Landscape in Europe
EMA pathways, Horizon Europe funding, REACH obligations, and the national clusters where European peptide science is concentrated.
Read briefingThe Peptide Research Landscape in the United States
NIH funding patterns, FDA regulatory pathways, the compounding question, and where American peptide research is concentrated.
Read briefingThe Peptide Research Landscape in Canada
How peptide science is funded, regulated and conducted in Canada, from the insulin lineage through current academic programmes and the rules governing…
Read briefingTB-500 and Thymosin Beta-4: Actin Dynamics in Tissue Repair Research
Thymosin beta-4 has a clear molecular mechanism and human trial data, which sets it apart from much of the tissue-repair peptide field.…
Read briefingBPC-157: What the Preclinical Literature Actually Shows
A careful reading of the BPC-157 research base: what has been demonstrated in animal models, what the proposed mechanisms are, and why…
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Incretin Research: GLP-1, GIP and the Move to Multi-Receptor Agonists
How incretin biology went from an obscure gut-hormone observation to the most productive area of metabolic peptide research, and what the single,…
Read briefingWhat Research Peptides Are Actually Being Studied For
A grounded overview of the therapeutic areas where peptide research is concentrated, what the evidence base looks like in each, and how…
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