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Melanotrophs

Known as: Pituitary Melanotropin-Producing Cell, Pituitary MSH-Producing Cells, MSH-Producing Cells, Pituitary 
Neuroendocrine cells in the INTERMEDIATE LOBE OF PITUITARY. They produce MELANOCYTE STIMULATING HORMONES and other peptides from the post… 
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
cAMP increases Ca2+‐dependent exocytosis through both PKA and Epac2 in mouse melanotrophs from pituitary tissue slices
Cyclic AMP regulates Ca2+‐dependent exocytosis through a classical protein kinase A (PKA)‐dependent and an alternative cAMP… 
1995
1995
Electrochemical detection of exocytosis at single rat melanotrophs.
Amperometry at a carbon fiber microelectrode was used to monitor secretion of peptide hormone from single melanotrophs of the… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Calcium channels in rat melanotrophs are permeable to manganese, cobalt, cadmium, and lanthanum, but not to nickel: evidence provided by fluorescence changes in fura-2-loaded cells.
Cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn), cadmium (Cd), and lanthanum (La) are commonly used as calcium (Ca) channel blockers… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Dopamine actions on calcium currents, potassium currents and hormone release in rat melanotrophs.
1. Intracellular and whole‐cell recordings were made from primary cultures of rat intermediate pituitary cells; beta‐endorphin… 
1991
1991
Intracellular sites of proteolytic processing of pro-opiomelanocortin in melanotrophs and corticotrophs in rat pituitary.
A synthetic peptide (ST-1) corresponding to the cleavage site between ACTH and beta-lipotropic hormone moieties of murine pro… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
A dopaminergic inhibitory postsynaptic potential mediated by an increased potassium conductance
Review
1988
Review
1988
Regulation of proopiomelanocortin gene expression in pituitary.
I. Introduction THE POMC gene encodes the complex precursor to a variety of biologically active, important neuromodulator and… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Patch-clamp study of the ionic currents underlying action potentials in cultured frog pituitary melanotrophs.
The ionic conductance mechanisms underlying the action potential behaviour of frog melanotrophs in primary culture were studied… 
1985
1985
[Nle4, D-Phe7]-alpha-MSH: a superpotent melanotropin that "irreversibly" activates melanoma tyrosinase.
The superpotent and ultraprolonged melanotropic properties of an alpha-melanotropin analog, [Nle4, D-Phe7]-alpha-MSH, were… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Pituitary gastrins occur in corticotrophs and melanotrophs.
The gut hormone gastrin was identified in pituitary cells containing adrenocorticotropic hormone and alpha-melanocyte… 
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