Research notes

Growth hormone axis

• October 10, 2026 · 2 min read

  Tesamorelin: a growth hormone-releasing factor analogue and visceral fat research

  What tesamorelin is, how it acts on the growth hormone axis, and what the published HIV lipodystrophy trials report about visceral adipose tissue.

  Tesamorelin · Growth hormone axis

• September 30, 2026 · 2 min read

  CJC-1295: a long-acting GHRH analogue and the growth hormone axis

  A summary of the clinical pharmacology papers on CJC-1295, a long-acting GHRH analogue, covering half-life, GH and IGF-I responses, and pulsatility.

  CJC-1295 · Growth hormone axis

• August 29, 2026 · 2 min read

  Ipamorelin: the first selective growth hormone secretagogue, and what selective meant

  How ipamorelin releases growth hormone through a GHRP-like receptor without raising cortisol, per the original pharmacology and a rat bone study.

  Ipamorelin · Growth hormone axis