Research brief · Growth Hormone
Hexarelin
Potent GH secretagogue with cardiac receptor activity.
Class
GH secretagogue
Half-life
~55 min
Studied in
Cardiac stress models, GH pulse studies.
What it is
Hexarelin is a potent GH secretagogue with additional affinity for cardiac CD36 receptors, making it of interest in cardiac protection and GH pulse research.
Mechanism studied
Potent ghrelin receptor agonist with cardiac receptor activity.
Research notes
- Cardiac receptor binding underlies cardioprotection research interest.
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