MGF
PEG-MGF · Mechano Growth Factor · IGF-1Ec
Mechano Growth Factor, a splice variant of insulin-like growth factor 1 known as IGF-1Ec in humans, expressed in muscle after mechanical loading. Its distinct C-terminal E-domain peptide is the part examined in the satellite-cell literature. PEG-MGF is a pegylated synthetic version of that peptide. Research material, not approved for human use.
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Regulatory status
Research only
This substance is sold and handled as a research material and is not approved for human use. There is no approved label, which means there is no agency-reviewed information about how it should be handled, who should avoid it, or what happens alongside other medicines.
Not approved for human use
A regulatory status describes paperwork, not safety. An approved compound can still be wrong for a given person, and an unapproved one is neither thereby dangerous nor thereby fine.
Half-life
Not established in a public source. Half-life is an educational pharmacology figure, drawn from public sources, and is not a schedule or dosing instruction.
Storage & handling
Supplied lyophilized; store cold, reconstitute before use, then refrigerate and protect from light.
References
- Mech Ageing Dev 2011: mechano growth factor E peptide, derived from an isoform of IGF-1, and human muscle cells
- J Physiol 2004: muscle mechano growth factor induction by growth hormone
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Common questions
MGF, answered plainly.
01What is MGF?+
Mechano Growth Factor, a splice variant of insulin-like growth factor 1 known as IGF-1Ec in humans, expressed in muscle after mechanical loading. Its distinct C-terminal E-domain peptide is the part examined in the satellite-cell literature. PEG-MGF is a pegylated synthetic version of that peptide. Research material, not approved for human use. It is also referred to as PEG-MGF, Mechano Growth Factor, IGF-1Ec. It is listed here under Growth Hormone as educational reference, which is not a recommendation to use it.
02Is MGF FDA approved?+
Research only. This substance is sold and handled as a research material and is not approved for human use. There is no approved label, which means there is no agency-reviewed information about how it should be handled, who should avoid it, or what happens alongside other medicines.
03What is the half-life of MGF?+
Not established in a public source. A half-life is an educational pharmacology figure describing how long the body takes to clear half of a substance. It is not a schedule and does not imply one.
04How is MGF stored and handled?+
Supplied lyophilized; store cold, reconstitute before use, then refrigerate and protect from light. Storage conditions come from a manufacturer's own label where one exists, and a compound with no approved label has no agency-reviewed handling instructions at all.
05What vial strengths of MGF are commonly sold?+
Commonly listed vial strengths are 2, 5 mg. A vial strength is a market fact about how a product is packaged. It is not a dose, and it says nothing about how much of anything belongs in any person.
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