Preferred Label : melanocyte-stimulating hormones;
MeSH definition : Peptides with the ability to stimulate pigmented cells MELANOCYTES in mammals and
MELANOPHORES in lower vertebrates. By stimulating the synthesis and distribution of
MELANIN in these pigmented cells, they increase coloration of skin and other tissue.
MSHs, derived from pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC), are produced by MELANOTROPHS in the
INTERMEDIATE LOBE OF PITUITARY; CORTICOTROPHS in the ANTERIOR LOBE OF PITUITARY, and
the hypothalamic neurons in the ARCUATE NUCLEUS OF HYPOTHALAMUS.;
MeSH synonym : msh (melanocyte-stimulating hormones); melanophore stimulating hormone; melanotropin; msh; melanophore-stimulating hormone; melanocyte stimulating hormones; Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone; Hormone, Melanocyte-Stimulating; Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone; Hormone, Melanophore Stimulating; Stimulating Hormone, Melanophore; Hormone, Melanocyte Stimulating; Stimulating Hormone, Melanocyte;
Registry Number MeSH : 9002-79-3;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Msh;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D009074;
UMLS CUI : C0026667;
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Peptides with the ability to stimulate pigmented cells MELANOCYTES in mammals and
MELANOPHORES in lower vertebrates. By stimulating the synthesis and distribution of
MELANIN in these pigmented cells, they increase coloration of skin and other tissue.
MSHs, derived from pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC), are produced by MELANOTROPHS in the
INTERMEDIATE LOBE OF PITUITARY; CORTICOTROPHS in the ANTERIOR LOBE OF PITUITARY, and
the hypothalamic neurons in the ARCUATE NUCLEUS OF HYPOTHALAMUS.
