Research Hub

Written and maintained by the AVERON Research Desk · Last reviewed September 2026

This is the AVERON Research Desk: a reference library on the compounds in our catalog and the science around them. It exists because this market is full of confident claims and very few sources. We try to do the opposite. Every page here says what a compound is, what published research actually shows, what it does not show, and where the evidence is thin. Every claim that matters is linked to a primary source, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.

Why we built it

Most sellers of research peptides describe their products in the language of results. We think that is the wrong way round. A compound that has only been studied in rats should say so. A compound that is an approved medicine in one country for one condition should say exactly that, and not imply it is approved for anything else. A lab report proves some things and not others, and the difference matters. These pages are where we write all of that down.

What you will find here

The compound encyclopedia. One page per compound we carry. Each page opens with an evidence level so you can see at a glance how much is known, then covers what the compound is, what it has been studied for, what the research found, what it does not do, adverse effects reported in studies, and its regulatory and anti-doping status. Start at the Compound Encyclopedia.

Lab reports and verification. How to read a certificate of analysis, what HPLC and mass spectrometry measure, what a lab report cannot tell you, and how independent testing by Janoshik Analytical works. Every batch we sell has a report hosted on the laboratory's own server, which you can look up yourself.

Fundamentals and laboratory handling. What peptides are, what lyophilized powder is, the arithmetic of reconstitution, bacteriostatic versus sterile water, units, storage in a hot climate, and how blends work.

Comparisons. Side-by-side notes on the compounds people most often confuse with each other.

What you will not find here

No dosing, no injection instructions, no protocols for people, and no promises about results. That is a deliberate choice. We are a registered distributor, not a clinic. We do not employ doctors and we do not give medical advice. These pages describe research and regulation, and stop there.

How we decide what a study shows

Every compound page carries one of four evidence levels: Approved Medicine, Human Trial Data, Early Human Data, or Preclinical Only. We assign them from published sources, favour primary sources over summaries, and say so when sources disagree. A high level for one condition does not transfer to another use.

Browse the research

Compound Encyclopedia

Every compound we carry, with an evidence level and its regulatory status.

Peptide and Laboratory Glossary

Plain definitions of 55 peptide, laboratory and regulatory terms.

Verify a lab report

Look up the independent Janoshik lab report for every AVERON batch.

How to read a certificate of analysis

A line-by-line guide to a peptide certificate of analysis.

How to tell if a peptide is real

Independent testing, matching batch codes, and the red flags to avoid.

What a lab report does not tell you

The limits of a standard lab report, including the limits of ours.

HPLC purity explained

What a purity percentage measures, and what it leaves out.

Mass spectrometry identity testing

How molecular weight confirms identity, and why that differs from purity.

Janoshik Analytical explained

How the laboratory tests peptides and how public verification works.

What "research use only" means

What the label means, and why we take it literally.

How we assess evidence

The four evidence levels, how we assign them and what they do not mean.

What are peptides?

What peptides are, how they are made and why they are studied.

Peptides vs proteins

Same building blocks, different size — and why that matters.

What is lyophilized peptide powder?

Why peptides arrive as freeze-dried powder, and what is in it.

How to reconstitute a peptide vial

The concentration arithmetic and the clean handling method.

Bacteriostatic water vs sterile water

One ingredient separates them, and it decides multi-use safety.

How to store peptides

Storing sealed powder and solutions in heat and humidity.

How long do reconstituted peptides last?

What changes once a vial is mixed, and the 28-day reference.

Insulin syringe units explained

A unit is a volume, not an amount — the scale and the arithmetic.

Peptide pen vs insulin syringe

Two ways to measure small volumes, compared as tools.

mg, mL, mcg and IU explained

What each unit measures, and why they cannot be swapped.

Peptide blends explained

How multi-compound vials are made, measured and tested.

Travelling with peptides

The law first, then keeping vials stable on the journey.

Retatrutide

An experimental triple agonist with published phase 2 trial data.

Tirzepatide

A dual GIP and GLP-1 agonist approved as Mounjaro and Zepbound.

Semaglutide

The GLP-1 agonist behind Ozempic and Wegovy, with the longest record.

MOTS-c

A mitochondrial-derived peptide studied in mice for metabolism.

Tesamorelin

A GHRH analogue approved for one narrow, often misrepresented use.

5-Amino-1MQ

A small-molecule NNMT inhibitor studied in mice, not a peptide.

NAD+

A coenzyme central to energy metabolism, with thin human evidence.

Frequently asked questions

No. AVERON is a registered distributor, not a clinic, and employs no doctors. These pages cover research, lab testing and regulation only. Questions about your own health belong with a qualified doctor.

The AVERON Research Desk. Pages are written from published research, with sources linked at the bottom of each page, and reviewed as new evidence appears.

Because that is where the evidence stands. If a compound has only been studied in animals or cells, we say so, even when it is popular.

Yes. Every batch we sell is tested by Janoshik Analytical, and the report sits on the laboratory's own public server, where we cannot edit it.

Not yet. The research pages are currently in English only.

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