Research compound encyclopedia
Reproductive-axis (HPG) peptides
Kisspeptin, GnRH and gonadotropin research compounds that act on the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis. Several are prescription medicines; the literature is largely endocrine physiology and fertility research.
5 profiles · Gonadotropins and GnRH analogues are scheduled prescription medicines in South Africa; research use only.
In stock · research overviewhCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin)A placental glycoprotein hormone that mimics luteinising hormone (LH), stimulating testicular testosterone production — a prescription fertility medicine.In stock · research overviewhMG (Human Menopausal Gonadotropin)A gonadotropin preparation purified from urine that carries both FSH and LH activity, used in assisted reproduction.In stock · research overviewKisspeptin-10The shortest active fragment of kisspeptin, the hypothalamic peptide that triggers GnRH release and sits at the top of the reproductive axis.Leuprolide (Leuprorelin)A GnRH-agonist peptide that first stimulates, then shuts down, the reproductive axis — "medical castration" used in prostate cancer and other hormone-driven conditions.TriptorelinA GnRH-agonist decapeptide with a D-tryptophan at position 6, used to suppress sex hormones and in assisted reproduction.
Research reference only — not medical advice, no guidance on human use.