melanin-concentrating hormone

Known as: melanin concentrating hormone, melanophore-concentrating hormone, melanosome concentrating hormone 
 
National Institutes of Health

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Hypothalamic HormonesMelaninsMelanophoresPituitary Hormones
PMCH gene

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2011
2011
Melanin concentrating hormone in central hypersomnia.
BACKGROUND Narcolepsy with cataplexy (NC) is a disabling disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and abnormal… (More)
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2008
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2008
Regulation of synaptic efficacy in hypocretin/orexin-containing neurons by melanin concentrating hormone in the lateral hypothalamus.
The lateral hypothalamus (LH) is a central hub that integrates inputs from, and sends outputs to, many other brain areas. Two… (More)
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2008
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2008
The satiety molecule nesfatin-1 is co-expressed with melanin concentrating hormone in tuberal hypothalamic neurons of the rat
Overlapped in the tuberal hypothalamic area (THA), melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) and hypocretin (Hcrt) neurons contribute… (More)
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2007
2007
Melanin concentrating hormone is a novel regulator of islet function and growth.
Melanin concentrating hormone (MCH) is a hypothalamic neuropeptide known to play a critical role in energy balance. We have… (More)
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2006
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2006
Late-onset leanness in mice with targeted ablation of melanin concentrating hormone neurons.
The observation that loss of orexin (hypocretin) neurons causes human narcolepsy raises the possibility that other acquired… (More)
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2005
2005
Opposite effects of noradrenaline and acetylcholine upon hypocretin/orexin versus melanin concentrating hormone neurons in rat hypothalamic slices
Hypocretin/orexin (Hcrt/Orx) and melanin concentrating hormone (MCH) are peptides contained in overlapping cell groups of the… (More)
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2001
2001
Characterization of melanin concentrating hormone and preproorexin expression in the murine hypothalamus
Melanin concentrating hormone (MCH) and the orexins (A and B) have been identified as neuropeptides localized to the lateral… (More)
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1999
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1999
Identification of melanin concentrating hormone (MCH) as the natural ligand for the orphan somatostatin-like receptor 1 (SLC-1).
To identify possible ligands of the orphan somatostatin-like receptor 1 (SLC-1), rat brain extracts were analyzed by using the… (More)
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1989
1989
Melanin concentrating hormone. III. Melanin concentrating hormone (MCH): the message sequence.
Melanin concentrating hormone (MCH) is a heptadecapeptide synthesized by the hypothalamus and secreted by the neurohypophysis of… (More)
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1985
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1985
Immunohistochemical localization of a melanin concentrating hormone-like peptide in the rat brain
Using antisera generated in rabbits against salmon melanin concentrating hormone (MCH) coupled to human thyroglobulin, the… (More)
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