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Thymalin / Thymulin
Limited
Research chemical
Summary
Thymic peptide preparation (and related thymulin nonapeptide) from the Khavinson/Russian thymic medicine tradition used for immunosenescence and immune reconstitution research.
Categories
Immune, Longevity
Mechanism
Thymic peptides modulate T-cell differentiation and cytokine balance; thymulin requires zinc for bioactivity and influences inflammatory tone and immune aging markers.
Half-life
Short for thymulin; complex preparations variable
Routes
Subcutaneous injection; Intramuscular injection
Legal / access
Russian pharmaceutical history for thymic extracts; US research-chemical status differs. Not FDA-approved immune drug.
Key risks
- Injection reactions
- Theoretical immune activation in autoimmunity
Common claims
- Immune age support
- Recovery from illness
- Pair with TA1
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