Preferred Label : melanotrophs;
MeSH definition : Neuroendocrine cells in the INTERMEDIATE LOBE OF PITUITARY. They produce MELANOCYTE
STIMULATING HORMONES and other peptides from the post-translational processing of
pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC).;
MeSH synonym : melanotroph; melanotropin-producing cells, pituitary; pituitary melanotropin-producing cell; pituitary melanotropin-producing cells; pituitary msh producing cells; pituitary msh-producing cells; msh-producing cells, pituitary; pituitary msh-producing cell; melanotropin-producing cell, pituitary; pituitary melanotropin producing cells;
Origin ID : D052717;
UMLS CUI : C1720886;
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Neuroendocrine cells in the INTERMEDIATE LOBE OF PITUITARY. They produce MELANOCYTE
STIMULATING HORMONES and other peptides from the post-translational processing of
pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC).