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Lazarus Labs Research

Research overviews

Plain-English, citation-backed overviews of the research compounds we supply — their scientific classification, the receptor and pathway mechanisms studied in the literature, and how each is handled as a laboratory reference material. Every overview cites primary scientific sources and is written strictly for research and educational use.

Research use only · Not for human consumption · 18+. These overviews describe the published scientific record. Nothing here is medical advice or a recommendation to administer any compound to humans or animals.

How these overviews are prepared

Each overview is prepared from the scientific papers linked in its References section. Those sources are used to explain what the compound is, the mechanisms researchers have studied and the limits of the available evidence.

  • Source-led: Statements about classification, mechanisms and study findings are grounded in the cited scientific literature.
  • Evidence in context: Preclinical, animal-model and human research are distinguished where that context matters, without turning study findings into therapeutic claims.
  • Plain language: Technical terms are explained without adding dosing, treatment or administration guidance.

These pages are concise educational overviews, not systematic reviews. They are not medical advice and do not establish safety, effectiveness or an approved use.

GLP-1 / Incretin What Is Retatrutide? An investigational GIP / GLP-1 / glucagon triple receptor agonist (LY3437943) — classification, receptor mechanism and the research record. Read overview → Tissue repair What Is BPC-157? A synthetic 15-amino-acid pentadecapeptide studied in preclinical tissue-repair and angiogenesis research. Read overview → GH secretagogues What Is CJC-1295 + Ipamorelin? A GHRH analogue paired with a selective growth-hormone secretagogue, studied in growth-hormone / IGF-1 axis research. Read overview → Mitochondrial What Is MOTS-c? A mitochondrial-derived peptide encoded in the 12S rRNA region, studied in mitochondrial-function and metabolic research. Read overview → Copper peptide What Is GHK-Cu? A naturally-occurring copper-binding tripeptide studied in protein-synthesis and matrix-remodelling research. Read overview → GHRH analogue What Is Tesamorelin? A stabilised growth-hormone-releasing-hormone analogue studied in receptor signalling and endogenous GH-pulsatility research. Read overview → Melanocortin-derived What Is KPV? A Lys-Pro-Val tripeptide studied in cell systems and preclinical inflammatory-signalling models. Read overview → Melanocortin What Is Melanotan II? A synthetic cyclic peptide studied as a non-selective melanocortin receptor agonist — classification, receptor mechanism and the research record. Read overview → Melanocortin What Is PT-141? A synthetic cyclic peptide (bremelanotide) studied as an agonist at the central melanocortin receptors MC3R and MC4R. Read overview → Neuropeptide What Is Selank? A synthetic tuftsin-analogue peptide studied in neuropeptide and neurotrophic-signalling research. Read overview → Neuropeptide What Is Semax? A synthetic ACTH(4–10) analogue studied in neuropeptide and neurotrophic (BDNF) signalling research. Read overview → Catalogue Browse all research peptides The full Lazarus Labs research register — every lot third-party tested with a Certificate of Analysis, dispatched from Western Australia. Shop the catalogue →