What the research shows
Investigators grew small pieces of heart muscle from rats of different ages in culture. They examined how Cardiogen and amino acids affected tissue growth and markers linked to cell death, including p53. The tissue model allowed direct examination of cells, but the experiment did not measure how well a living human heart pumps. Read the rat heart-tissue study.
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The experiment added material to cultured tissue. The resulting measurements do not establish what happens with a finished oral or injectable preparation in people.
Testing and purity
The sequence is alanine–glutamate–aspartate–arginine. Look for the final arginine when comparing a sample record with similarly named short peptides that begin with the same three amino acids.
How to read a batch reportQuestions about Cardiogen
What is an explant?
It is a piece of tissue removed from an organism and maintained under laboratory conditions. An explant retains some tissue organization while lacking the context of the whole animal.
Does Cardiogen’s name identify a heart treatment?
The name identifies the peptide. The linked evidence concerns tissue growth and cell markers, which are different outcomes from heart symptoms or clinical events.