{"id":281,"date":"2026-08-19T12:56:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peptidelab.co.il\/what-is-selank\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T10:45:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T10:45:34","slug":"what-is-selank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/israelpeptides.co.il\/en\/what-is-selank\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Selank? A guide to the cognitive peptide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Selank<\/strong> is a peptide studied mainly in a cognitive and emotional context \u2014 and is often mentioned together with Semax. We'll explain what it is and what the research examines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"background:#eef3fa;border-inline-start:3px solid #1f6feb;border-radius:8px;padding:12px 16px;color:#3a4658;font-size:.95em;\">The information in this article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. All products on the site are for research use only.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Selank?<\/h2>\n<p>Selank is a synthetic peptide based on a natural molecule called tuftsin (Tuftsin). It was developed in Russian research and is studied mainly in the context of anxiety (anxiolytic) and cognitive function.<\/p>\n<h2>What does the research examine?<\/h2>\n<p>Studies have examined Selank in the contexts of emotional regulation, attention and memory, and its effect on neurotransmitter systems. It is considered an interesting research topic in the \"nootropics\" (cognitive substances) field, but most of the data is still early.<\/p>\n<h2>Why is it studied alongside Semax?<\/h2>\n<p>Selank \u05d5-<a href=\"\/en\/what-is-semax\/\">Semax<\/a> They are two \"Russian\" peptides from the same cognitive-research family, and are therefore mentioned and examined together at times \u2014 even though they act via different mechanisms.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>What is the difference between Selank and Semax?<\/strong><br \/>Both are nootropics in research, but Selank has been studied more in the context of emotional regulation and Semax in a cognitive context. See <a href=\"\/en\/what-is-semax\/\">What is Semax<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How is it reconstituted?<\/strong><br \/>From powder, using <a href=\"\/en\/product\/bac-water\/\">bacteriostatic water<\/a> and<a href=\"\/en\/calculator\/\">our dilution calculator<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For the research product details: <a href=\"\/en\/product\/selank\/\">Selank<\/a>. For the general guide \u2014 <a href=\"\/en\/peptides-guide\/\">What are peptides<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pl-buy-cta\">Wondering <a href=\"\/en\/buy-peptides-israel\/\">where to buy peptides<\/a> for laboratory-grade research? Our guide answers this.<\/p>\n<p><em>The information is general and for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. The products are for research use only.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selank \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05e4\u05e4\u05d8\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d4\u05e0\u05d7\u05e7\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e2\u05d9\u05e7\u05e8 \u05d1\u05d4\u05e7\u05e9\u05e8 \u05e7\u05d5\u05d2\u05e0\u05d9\u05d8\u05d9\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d5\u05e8\u05d2\u05e9\u05d9 \u2014 \u05d5\u05dc\u05e2\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9\u05dd \u05e7\u05e8\u05d5\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea \u05de\u05d5\u05d6\u05db\u05e8 \u05d9\u05d7\u05d3 \u05e2\u05dd Semax. \u05e0\u05e1\u05d1\u05d9\u05e8 \u05de\u05d4 \u05d6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05de\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05e7 \u05d4\u05de\u05d7\u05e7\u05e8. \u05d4\u05de\u05d9\u05d3\u05e2 \u05d1\u05de\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05dc\u05e6\u05d5\u05e8\u05db\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05de\u05d5\u05d3 \u05d1\u05dc\u05d1\u05d3 \u05d5\u05d0\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5 \u05de\u05d4\u05d5\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d9\u05d9\u05e2\u05d5\u05e5 \u05e8\u05e4\u05d5\u05d0\u05d9. \u05db\u05dc \u05d4\u05de\u05d5\u05e6\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8 \u05de\u05d9\u05d5\u05e2\u05d3\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05de\u05d7\u05e7\u05e8 \u05d1\u05dc\u05d1\u05d3. \u05de\u05d4 \u05d6\u05d4 Selank? Selank \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05e4\u05e4\u05d8\u05d9\u05d3 \u05e1\u05d9\u05e0\u05ea\u05d8\u05d9 \u05d4\u05de\u05d1\u05d5\u05e1\u05e1 \u05e2\u05dc \u05de\u05d5\u05dc\u05e7\u05d5\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d8\u05d1\u05e2\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05e9\u05dd \u05d8\u05d5\u05e4\u05d8\u05e1\u05d9\u05df (Tuftsin). \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05e4\u05d5\u05ea\u05d7 \u05d1\u05de\u05d7\u05e7\u05e8 \u05d4\u05e8\u05d5\u05e1\u05d9, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cognitive"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/israelpeptides.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/israelpeptides.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/israelpeptides.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/israelpeptides.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/israelpeptides.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":378,"href":"https:\/\/israelpeptides.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281\/revisions\/378"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/israelpeptides.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/israelpeptides.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/israelpeptides.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/israelpeptides.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}