Overview
This page focuses on how to think about basic dose and exposure concepts in an abstract way for MOTS-c and similar peptides. It does not provide dosing instructions or protocols.
Key themes in dosing concepts
- Understanding vial amount, dilution volume, and resulting concentration.
- Relating concentration to an abstract "unit" or hypothetical dose.
- Recognizing that pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination) influence exposure beyond simple vial math.
Context and caveats
Any concrete dosing decisions for MOTS-c must be grounded in product labelling (where it exists), formal clinical guidance, and individualized medical judgment. Educational tools such as calculators and half-life plotters are best treated as aids for understanding, not as dosing engines.
Sport & Anti-Doping Warning
MOTS-c is a mitochondrial-derived peptide that has drawn attention from anti-doping regulators as a potential metabolic modulator; it was added to the WADA Prohibited List under the section for metabolic and gene modulators.
Because MOTS-c targets core metabolic pathways, anti-doping agencies treat it similarly to other S4 metabolic modulators.