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  2. Melanocyte-stimulating hormone - Wikipedia

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    The melanocyte-stimulating hormones, known collectively as MSH, also known as melanotropins or intermedins, are a family of peptide hormones and neuropeptides consisting of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH), β-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (β-MSH), and γ-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (γ-MSH) that are produced by cells in the pars intermedia of the anterior lobe of the pituitary ...

  3. α-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone - Wikipedia

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    α-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) is an endogenous peptide hormone and neuropeptide of the melanocortin family, with a tridecapeptide structure and the amino acid sequence Ac-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Met-Glu-His-Phe-Arg-Trp-Gly-Lys-Pro-Val-NH 2.

  4. γ-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone - Wikipedia

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    γ-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (γ-MSH) is an endogenous peptide hormone and neuropeptide. [1] It is a melanocortin, specifically, one of the three types of melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH), and is produced from proopiomelanocortin (POMC). [1] It is an agonist of the MC 1, MC 3, MC 4, and MC 5 receptors. [1]

  5. Melanocortin 1 receptor - Wikipedia

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    The melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R), also known as melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor (MSHR), melanin-activating peptide receptor, or melanotropin receptor, is a G protein–coupled receptor that binds to a class of pituitary peptide hormones known as the melanocortins, which include adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and the different forms of melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH).

  6. β-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone - Wikipedia

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    β-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (β-MSH) is an endogenous peptide hormone and neuropeptide. [1] It is a melanocortin, specifically, one of the three types of melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH), and is produced from proopiomelanocortin (POMC). [1] It is an agonist of the MC 1, MC 3, MC 4, and MC 5 receptors. [1]

  7. List of human hormones - Wikipedia

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    stimulates melanocytes to produce melanin: 44 Luteinizing hormone: LH Peptide: anterior pituitary: gonadotropes: LHR → cAMP: In female: ovulation. In male: stimulates Leydig cell production of testosterone. 45 Melanocyte stimulating hormone: MSH or α-MSH Peptide: anterior pituitary/pars intermedia: Melanotroph: melanocortin receptor → cAMP

  8. Melanocortin - Wikipedia

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    They are adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH), β-MSH, and γ-MSH. In addition to agonists which activate melanocortin receptors, there are two antagonists which inhibit receptor activity, agouti and agouti-related protein (AgRP).

  9. Melanotroph - Wikipedia

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    A melanotroph (or melanotrope) is a cell in the pituitary gland that generates melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α‐MSH) from its precursor pro-opiomelanocortin. Chronic stress can induce the secretion of α‐MSH in melanotrophs and lead to their subsequent degeneration. [1]