References
Sources, in one place
Every source cited on a published page, together with the standing regulators, registries and reporting standards this site points readers towards. Sources attached to unpublished records do not appear here.
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- GuidanceCitation not yet verified
Advertising Standards Authority (opens asa.org.uk in a new tab)
ASA · accessed 17 August 2026
- Reporting standardCitation not yet verified
ARRIVE guidelines for reporting animal research (opens arriveguidelines.org in a new tab)
NC3Rs · accessed 17 August 2026
Cited to show how a reporting standard is presented alongside primary findings.
Cited in: Illustrative Compound BETA-2
- GuidanceCitation not yet verified
British Pharmacopoeia (opens pharmacopoeia.com in a new tab)
British Pharmacopoeia Commission · accessed 17 August 2026
Publishes general methods and monograph requirements used as reference points for analytical practice in the UK.
Cited in: What peptide purity percentages do and do not mean, Identity testing, High-performance liquid chromatography, Microbiological testing, Endotoxin testing
- Trial registryCitation not yet verified
ClinicalTrials.gov (opens clinicaltrials.gov in a new tab)
National Library of Medicine · accessed 17 August 2026
Cited in: Illustrative Compound ALPHA-1, Research evidence versus clinical evidence
- Review or secondary sourceCitation not yet verified
Cochrane Library (opens cochranelibrary.com in a new tab)
Cochrane · accessed 17 August 2026
- Reporting standardCitation not yet verified
EQUATOR Network reporting guidelines (opens equator-network.org in a new tab)
EQUATOR Network · accessed 17 August 2026
Index of CONSORT, STROBE, ARRIVE and related reporting standards referred to in this article.
- Regulator or official bodyCitation not yet verified
Human Tissue Authority (opens hta.gov.uk in a new tab)
HTA · accessed 17 August 2026
Relevant where material is derived from human tissue or cells.
- GuidanceCitation not yet verified
ICH guidelines (opens ich.org in a new tab)
International Council for Harmonisation · accessed 17 August 2026
Includes Q2 on validation of analytical procedures, which underpins what a stated method can support.
Cited in: What a certificate of analysis actually shows, What peptide purity percentages do and do not mean, Identity testing, Purity analysis, High-performance liquid chromatography, Mass spectrometry, Interpreting certificates of analysis, Storage conditions, Stability testing
- Trial registryCitation not yet verified
International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (opens trialsearch.who.int in a new tab)
World Health Organization · accessed 17 August 2026
- Trial registryCitation not yet verified
ISRCTN registry (opens isrctn.com in a new tab)
BMC · accessed 17 August 2026
Cited in: Illustrative Compound ALPHA-1
- Reporting standardCitation not yet verified
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry · accessed 17 August 2026
Standard nomenclature for amino acid and peptide description.
Cited in: What is a peptide?
- Regulator or official bodyCitation not yet verified
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (opens gov.uk in a new tab)
GOV.UK · accessed 17 August 2026
The UK regulator for medicines and medical devices. The starting point for any question about the status of a product in the UK.
- Regulator or official bodyCitation not yet verified
MHRA Products portal (opens products.mhra.gov.uk in a new tab)
MHRA · accessed 17 August 2026
Searchable record of products authorised in the UK, including the patient information leaflet and summary of product characteristics.
- GuidanceCitation not yet verified
NHS (opens nhs.uk in a new tab)
NHS · accessed 17 August 2026
For readers seeking health information about themselves rather than information about research.
- Primary researchCitation not yet verified
PubMed (opens pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov in a new tab)
National Library of Medicine · accessed 17 August 2026
Included to demonstrate citation formatting. A real profile cites specific papers, not a search portal.
Cited in: Illustrative Compound ALPHA-1, What is a peptide?
- Regulator or official bodyCitation not yet verified
The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (opens legislation.gov.uk in a new tab)
legislation.gov.uk · accessed 17 August 2026
The principal UK legislation governing medicinal products, including the definition of a medicinal product and restrictions on advertising.
- Regulator or official bodyCitation not yet verified
The Prohibited List (opens wada-ama.org in a new tab)
World Anti-Doping Agency · accessed 17 August 2026
Relevant to readers in tested sport. The list is revised annually and must be checked against the current edition.
- GuidanceCitation not yet verified
The UK Advertising Codes (opens asa.org.uk in a new tab)
Committees of Advertising Practice · accessed 17 August 2026
The CAP and BCAP codes, which govern how medicines and health claims may be advertised in the UK.
- GuidanceCitation not yet verified
United Kingdom Accreditation Service (opens ukas.com in a new tab)
UKAS · accessed 17 August 2026
Publishes accreditation schedules showing which methods a laboratory is accredited for.
Cited in: What a certificate of analysis actually shows, Interpreting certificates of analysis, Independent third-party analysis
- Regulator or official bodyCitation not yet verified
MHRA · accessed 17 August 2026
The UK route for reporting suspected side effects, defective products and falsified medicines.