What it is
Selank is a synthetic heptapeptide analogue of tuftsin. It is registered in a limited number of jurisdictions and is not a registered medicine in South Africa.
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SK5 · Pen · Neuroscience research
A synthetic analogue of the immunomodulatory peptide tuftsin, studied in anxiety-related and neuroimmune research contexts.



Selank is a synthetic heptapeptide analogue of tuftsin. It is registered in a limited number of jurisdictions and is not a registered medicine in South Africa.
Preclinical descriptions include modulation of GABAergic and monoaminergic signalling and effects on immune-related mediators.
Available human studies are small and largely from a narrow set of research groups. Evidence is insufficient to support general clinical conclusions.
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