Cortexin
Status
No approved product. No approved labeling in the United States or the European Union. Registered as a medicine in Russia.
What it is
A polypeptide preparation from livestock brain tissue, registered and prescribed in Russia.
What published research measured
A low-molecular-weight polypeptide fraction extracted from bovine or porcine cortex, registered in Russia and some former Soviet states for stroke recovery, encephalopathy and cognitive complaints. Most of the clinical literature is Russian-language, and this entry's sources identify few trials with preregistration, blinding and adequate size. Like Cerebrolysin, it is an animal tissue extract rather than a defined synthetic peptide, so batch composition is inherently less controlled.
Source
Not tied to a single designated source; see the published research on this molecule
Sources
No linked primary source is on file for this entry yet.
Educational use only, never medical advice. No doses.