MGF
A mechano growth factor peptide studied in muscle-repair research.
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Observed median price
$59
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Not enough listings with 30 days of checks to summarise a change — 1 of 7 qualify so far.
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Active listings
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Independent lab tests
$29–$145
Observed price range
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Known aliases
Understand this compound
What is MGF?
Preclinical / animal onlya.k.a. Mechano Growth Factor, IGF-1EcA repair signal your muscles make right after hard or damaging exercise. It wakes up muscle stem cells to patch the damage, which is why it's studied for muscle repair.
Good to know: Native MGF is short-lived and acts locally, so injected synthetic versions may not replicate the natural mechanism; no human safety or efficacy trials exist.
How does MGF work?
The science
'IGF-1Ec,' a locally acting splice variant of IGF-1 produced by mechanically stressed or damaged muscle; its cleaved E-domain peptide activates muscle satellite (stem) cells as an autocrine/paracrine hypertrophy signal.
Mechanism of action from published research — how the molecule behaves, not a claim about any product or any human-use effect.
What is MGF researched for?
Studied for muscle repair and hypertrophy following mechanical damage, and in animal models for neuroprotection.
- Muscle & performanceStudied in muscle-growth, repair, and physical-performance research.
- Recovery & healingStudied in tissue-repair research — tendon, ligament, muscle, and wound-healing models.
How far has the research gone?
Preclinical / animal research; in vitro and rodent studies dominate, with essentially no human clinical trial data for the synthetic peptide.
Where the science stands — an approved drug is not the same as the research-grade material a vendor sells, which is unregulated regardless.
What should I check before buying?
- Independent purity. Look for a third-party COA (Janoshik or MZ) showing a measured purity — not just a number the vendor typed.
- Batch match. The strongest evidence is a certificate for the exact batch you’ll receive, attributed to this vendor — check the cross-verification on the listing.
- Vendor reputation. See how the vendor is talked about in the community before trusting a new name.
Research context only — VialGrade never gives dosing, medical, or human-use guidance.
Current market
The MGF market
Every MGF listing we track — 7 in all. The standout picks first where the evidence supports them, then the full table, ranked by what a milligram really costs wherever the vendor published a strength we can read.
Open full marketMGF (Mechano-Growth Factor) (5mg)
Biotech PeptidesC
$59$11.8/mg-16% vs median
Lowest price per mg that isn't flagged as suspiciously cheap.
In stockChecked 11 hours ago
MGF MECHANO GROWTH FACTOR PEPTIDE 2MG VIAL 2MG
Umbrella LabsC-
$29$14.5/mg+3% vs median
The most recently re-verified listing on this market.
In stockChecked 11 hours ago
MGF (Mechano Growth Factor) 10mg
PureRawzC-
$136$13.6/mg-3% vs median
Ranked #2 of 5 listings by price per milligram.
In stockChecked 11 days ago
MGF (Mechano Growth Factor) 5mg
PureRawzC-
$83$16.5/mg+17% vs median
Ranked #4 of 5 listings by price per milligram.
In stockChecked 11 days ago
MGF IGF-1 EC – 5MG
Core PeptidesB+
$145$29.0/mg+106% vs median
Ranked #5 of 5 listings by price per milligram.
UnavailableChecked 11 hours ago
Compare by real cost
Every MGF listing, cheapest per mg first
Sticker prices hide the size, so listings are ranked by what a milligram actually costs — with independently tested purity where it exists. All 7 are here: the last 2 are listings whose vendor never published a strength we can read, so they have no per-mg figure to sort on.
| # | Vendor | Size | Price | Per mg | Tested purity | Real $/active mg | |
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| 1 | Biotech Peptides | 5mg total | $59 | $11.8/mg | — | — | View |
| 2 | Purerawz | 10mg total | $136 | $13.6/mg | — | — | View |
| 3 | Umbrella Labs | 2mg total | $29 | $14.5/mg | — | — | View |
| 4 | Purerawz | 5mg total | $83 | $16.5/mg | — | — | View |
| 5 | Core PeptidesUnavailable | 5mg total | $145 | $29.0/mg | — | — | View |
| Listed, but not rankable — no published strength to price per mg | |||||||
| — | Purerawz | 1 vial | $33 | no size published | — | — | View |
| — | Behemoth LabzUnavailable | 1 vial | $143 | no size published | — | — | View |
Real $/active mg divides the price-per-mg by the measured purity — the honest cost of the actual peptide, so a 90%-pure vial isn’t compared as if it were 99%. Too cheap? flags a listing far below the market rate — often underdosing or a fake, not a deal. The crown marks the cheapest non-outlier; best value marks the lowest real cost per active mg. A vendor shown as Unavailable or Low stock is priced here but not currently buyable.
What the research says
Scientific evidence & regulatory status
What the published literature actually shows about MGF — separate from any vendor’s marketing. Each finding links to its paper. This is education, not medical or dosing advice.
Regulatory status
No FDA-approved drug
Not FDA-approved; FDA lists mechano growth factor (MGF) in category 3 of the section 503A compounding nominations — nominated without adequate supporting information. WADA prohibits mechano growth factors at all times as growth factors (S2.3).
Research-use-only — not FDA-approved
Sold “for research use only,” this compound is not FDA-approved for human use and has not been evaluated for safety, purity, or sterility in people. It is generally not a scheduled controlled substance, so buying it as a research chemical is typically not itself a drug crime — but marketing or using it as a drug is not lawful, and it is not a dietary supplement.
General information, not legal or medical advice. VialGrade sells nothing and encourages no human use.
Research notes aren’t product proof
Research summaries describe published literature and market data only. They do not establish the identity, quality, safety, or legal status of any listed physical product.