melanocortins - CISMeF

Preferred Label : melanocortins;

MeSH definition : Peptides derived from pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) which can stimulate MELANOCYTES or CORTICOTROPHS. Melanocortins include ACTH; ALPHA-MSH; and other peptides such as BETA-MSH and GAMMA-MSH, derived from other fragments of POMC. These peptides act through a variety of MELANOCORTIN RECEPTORS to control different functions including steroidogenesis, energy homeostasis, feeding, and skin pigmentation.;

MeSH synonym : Melanocortin;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanocortins;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

D053486;

UMLS CUI

C1720997;

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Record concept(s)
- melanocortins [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- IRC 022493 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- IRC 022511 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Hormone [UMLS semantic type]

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