Peptides Targeting Anxiety, Hormonal Balance, and Sleep Quality Selank and Semax are synthetic nootropic peptides that act on GABA, dopamine, and serotonin pathways to produce anxiolytic effects without the sedation of benzodiazepines
In case of ethyl methanesulfonate mutants, the region surrounding the expected point mutation was amplified by PCR and the single point mutation was verified by sequencing
But - clinical trials aren't substantial, it's still not approved for use (indicating more safety data is warranted), most work is pre-clinical and or done with rodents not humans and given its ability to upregulate human growth hormone and angiogenesis (create new blood vessels), someone with a history of cancer would be advised to take serious precautions
[PMID: 21625951] PubMed record related to this compound for laboratory literature review
These sites also have fewer blood vessels, making injections easier and less painful