RESEARCH GUIDES
Start with the compound, then follow the literature.
A literature-oriented index for every approved Research Arsenal catalog entry—compound class, common research themes, useful search terms, and direct PubMed searches.
Synthetic pentadecapeptide
BPC-157
Preclinical literature commonly examines BPC-157 in tissue-response, gastrointestinal-barrier, angiogenesis, and repair-signaling models.
- Tissue-response signaling
- Gastrointestinal models
- Angiogenesis pathways
Thymosin beta-4–related peptide
TB-500
Research commonly focuses on actin dynamics, cell migration, angiogenesis, and tissue-repair pathways associated with thymosin beta-4 biology.
- Actin dynamics
- Cell migration
- Tissue-repair models
Growth hormone–releasing hormone analog
CJC-1295 (No DAC)
The no-DAC form is studied for growth-hormone secretagogue pharmacology, receptor signaling, and pulsatile endocrine-response measurements.
- GHRH receptor signaling
- Endocrine pharmacology
- Pulsatile response
Growth hormone secretagogue
Ipamorelin
Ipamorelin is examined in ghrelin-receptor and growth-hormone-release models, including selectivity and time-course studies.
- GHSR signaling
- Secretagogue selectivity
- Endocrine time course
Synthetic growth hormone–releasing peptide
GHRP-2
GHRP-2 literature evaluates growth-hormone secretagogue receptor activity, endocrine-response kinetics, and receptor-mediated signaling.
- GHSR activity
- Endocrine response
- Receptor pharmacology
Synthetic growth hormone–releasing peptide
GHRP-6
GHRP-6 is used in receptor-pharmacology and endocrine-signaling research involving the growth-hormone secretagogue receptor.
- GHSR pharmacology
- Signal transduction
- Endocrine models
Synthetic hexapeptide secretagogue
Hexarelin
Hexarelin research includes growth-hormone secretagogue receptor activity, endocrine signaling, and experimental cardiovascular models.
- Secretagogue activity
- Endocrine signaling
- Cardiovascular models
GHRH(1–29) analog
Sermorelin
Sermorelin is studied as a growth hormone–releasing hormone analog in pituitary-response, receptor, and endocrine-axis research.
- GHRH biology
- Pituitary response
- Endocrine axis
Stabilized GHRH analog
Tesamorelin
Tesamorelin literature includes GHRH-receptor pharmacology, growth-hormone-axis measurements, and metabolic research endpoints.
- GHRH receptor
- Growth-hormone axis
- Metabolic endpoints
Modified insulin-like growth factor analog
IGF-1 LR3
IGF-1 LR3 is used in cell-signaling research involving the IGF-1 receptor, proliferation pathways, and altered binding-protein interactions.
- IGF-1 receptor
- Cell signaling
- Binding-protein interaction
Pegylated MGF-related research peptide
PEG-MGF
Research discussions center on IGF-1 splice-variant biology, local growth signaling, cell proliferation, and the effects of pegylation on stability.
- IGF-1 splice variants
- Local growth signaling
- Pegylation stability
Mitochondrial-derived peptide
MOTS-c
MOTS-c is studied in cellular-energy, metabolic-homeostasis, stress-response, and mitochondrial-to-nuclear signaling models.
- Cellular energy
- Metabolic homeostasis
- Stress-response signaling
Mitochondria-targeted tetrapeptide
SS-31
Also known as elamipretide in the literature, SS-31 is examined in mitochondrial membrane, cardiolipin, bioenergetic, and oxidative-stress models.
- Cardiolipin interaction
- Mitochondrial bioenergetics
- Oxidative-stress models
Synthetic tetrapeptide
Epitalon
Epitalon research includes cellular-aging, gene-expression, circadian, and telomere-associated experimental models.
- Cellular aging
- Gene expression
- Telomere-associated models
Synthetic tuftsin-related heptapeptide
Selank
Selank is investigated in neurobehavioral, neurotransmitter, gene-expression, and immune-signaling research.
- Neurobehavioral models
- Gene expression
- Immune signaling
ACTH-fragment–related heptapeptide
Semax
Semax literature includes neurotrophic signaling, gene expression, neurobehavioral measurements, and experimental injury-response models.
- Neurotrophic signaling
- Gene expression
- Neurobehavioral research
Thymic 28-amino-acid peptide
Thymosin Alpha-1
Thymosin Alpha-1 is studied in innate and adaptive immune signaling, T-cell biology, dendritic-cell function, and inflammatory-response models.
- Immune signaling
- T-cell biology
- Dendritic-cell function
Alpha-MSH–derived tripeptide
KPV
KPV is examined in inflammatory-signaling, epithelial-barrier, intestinal, and antimicrobial research models.
- Inflammatory signaling
- Epithelial barrier
- Antimicrobial models
Modified human growth hormone fragment
AOD-9604
AOD-9604 research focuses on fragment-specific receptor activity, adipose-tissue signaling, lipid-metabolism, and pharmacokinetic endpoints.
- HGH fragment biology
- Adipose signaling
- Lipid-metabolism research
Investigational triple receptor agonist
Retatrutide
Retatrutide is studied for combined GIP, GLP-1, and glucagon receptor pharmacology, downstream signaling, and metabolic research endpoints.
- GIP receptor
- GLP-1 receptor
- Glucagon receptor
Long-acting amylin analog
Cagrilintide
Cagrilintide research includes amylin-receptor pharmacology, metabolic signaling, gastric-motility measurements, and combination-study design.
- Amylin receptor
- Metabolic signaling
- Combination research
Dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist
Tirzepatide
Tirzepatide literature examines dual incretin-receptor pharmacology, metabolic signaling, pharmacokinetics, and comparative receptor activity.
- GIP receptor
- GLP-1 receptor
- Incretin pharmacology
GLP-1 receptor agonist
Semaglutide
Semaglutide research includes GLP-1 receptor signaling, incretin biology, pharmacokinetics, and metabolic-response measurements.
- GLP-1 receptor
- Incretin biology
- Metabolic-response research