What is MGF (Mechano Growth Factor)?
A name tied to an IGF-1 splice variant (IGF-1Ec) and to a short E-domain peptide, studied in muscle biology.
MGF (Mechano Growth Factor) in the library · Growth Hormone Secretagogues · Human Trials · What are peptides?
0 registered trials · 0 indexed papers · 5 human / 17 animal studies
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What it is
MGF stands for mechano growth factor. The name comes from research on how the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) system responds to muscle loading and injury.
More cited research
- A new pro-migratory activity on human myogenic precursor cells for a synthetic peptide within the E domain of the mechano growth factor (2007, human observational)
- The effect of recombinant human growth hormone and resistance training on IGF-I mRNA expression in the muscles of elderly men (2004, human RCT)
- Therapeutic ultrasound affects IGF-1 splice variant expression in human skeletal muscle (None, human RCT)
- The Effects of IGF1 and MGF on Neural Stem Cells in Hypoxic Conditions (2024, animal)
- In vitro investigation of growth factors including MGF and IGF-1 in neural stem cell activation, proliferation, and migration (2021, animal)
- Impaired Skeletal Muscle Regeneration Induced by Macrophage Depletion Could Be Partly Ameliorated by MGF Injection (2019, animal)
- Potential effect of mechano growth factor E-domain peptide on axonal guidance growth in primary cultured cortical neurons of rats (2018, animal)
Related compounds
- IGF-1 DES
- PEG-MGF
- ACE-031
- Anamorelin (non-peptide)
- Bimagrumab
- CJC-1295 (no DAC) (with/without DAC) + Ipamorelin
- CJC-1295 (no DAC), Mod GRF 1-29
- CJC-1295 with DAC
- Exogenous HGH, sermorelin & older GHRPs (why they're passed over)
- Follistatin-344
FAQ
What is MGF (Mechano Growth Factor)?
A name tied to an IGF-1 splice variant (IGF-1Ec) and to a short E-domain peptide, studied in muscle biology.
How many registered human trials study MGF (Mechano Growth Factor)?
The PeptideWhiz trial index lists 0 registered trials for MGF (Mechano Growth Factor).
How much published research exists on MGF (Mechano Growth Factor)?
By study type, PeptideWhiz counts 5 human and 17 animal studies on MGF (Mechano Growth Factor).
Which conditions is MGF (Mechano Growth Factor) researched for?
No condition pages are linked to this compound yet.
Research and education only. Not medical advice. No dosing guidance. Data: ClinicalTrials.gov registry and PubMed via the PeptideWhiz index (204,289 studies).