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Melanocyte stimulating hormone

Known as: MSH, Melanophore-Stimulating Hormone, Melanocyte Stimulating Hormones 
Peptides with the ability to stimulate pigmented cells MELANOCYTES in mammals and MELANOPHORES in lower vertebrates. By stimulating the synthesis and… 
National Institutes of Health

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ADM2 geneAlpha melanocyte stimulating hormone:MCnc:Pt:Ser/Plas:QnBeta melanocyte stimulating hormone:MCnc:Pt:Ser/Plas:QnGamma melanocyte stimulating hormone:MCnc:Pt:Ser/Plas:Qn

Broader (4)

HormonesNeuropeptidesPeptidesPituitary Hormones

Narrower (6)

Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone, betaN-acetyllysyl-prolyl-valinamideRMI 2001SHU 9119

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Review
2001
Review
2001
Oral drug therapy for erectile dysfunction.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Sequence analysis of mouse tyrosinase cDNA and the effect of melanotropin on its gene expression.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Tyrosinase activity and abundance in Cloudman melanoma cells.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
[half-Cys4,half-Cys10]-alpha-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone: a cyclic alpha-melanotropin exhibiting superagonist biological activity.
alpha-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-melanotropin; alpha-MSH) is a linear tridecapeptide (Ac-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Met-Glu-His-Phe… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Circulating human pituitary pro-γ-melanotropin enhances the adrenal response to ACTH
The amino-terminal region of the common corticotropin/β-lipotropin (β-LPH) precursor has been identified in the AtT-20 mouse… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Separation of amino acids and peptides on non-polar stationary phases by high-performance liquid chromatography.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Characterization of a common precursor to corticotropin and beta-lipotropin: identification of beta-lipotropin peptides and their arrangement relative to corticotropin in the precursor synthesized in…
Radioactive proteins synthesized in an mRNA-dependent reticulocyte cell-free system under the direction of mRNA from AtT-20/D-16v… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
The influence of peptides derived from corticotrophin (ACTH) on performance. Structure activity studies.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Psycho-physiologic correlates of MSH activity in man.
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
In vitro bioassay for the melanocyte stimulating hormone.
In 1919 Atwell showed that extracts from mammalian pituitary glands darkened the skin of hypophysectomized tadpoles. Since then… 
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