Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones
"Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Peptides with the ability to stimulate pigmented cells MELANOCYTES in mammals and MELANOPHORES in lower vertebrates. By stimulating the synthesis and distribution of MELANIN in these pigmented cells, they increase coloration of skin and other tissue. MSHs, derived from pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC), are produced by MELANOTROPHS in the INTERMEDIATE LOBE OF PITUITARY; CORTICOTROPHS in the ANTERIOR LOBE OF PITUITARY, and the hypothalamic neurons in the ARCUATE NUCLEUS OF HYPOTHALAMUS.
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D009074
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.327.935.531.750 D06.472.699.631.525.600.531.750 D12.644.400.400.935.531.750 D12.644.400.460 D12.644.548.365.935.531.750 D12.644.548.691.525.690.531.750 D12.776.631.650.405.935.531.750 D12.776.631.650.460
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| Concept/Terms |
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones- Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones
- Melanocyte Stimulating Hormones
- MSH (Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones)
- Melanophore-Stimulating Hormone
- Melanophore Stimulating Hormone
- Melanotropin
- MSH
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones" by people in Profiles.
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Hafiz S, Dennis JC, Schwartz D, Judd R, Tao YX, Khazal K, Akingbemi B, Mo XL, Abdel-Mageed AB, Morrison E, Mansour M. Expression of melanocortin receptors in human prostate cancer cell lines: MC2R activation by ACTH increases prostate cancer cell proliferation. Int J Oncol. 2012 Oct; 41(4):1373-80.
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Eaton MJ, Lookingland KJ, Moore KE. The sigma receptor ligand rimcazole alters secretion of prolactin and alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone by dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic mechanisms. Eur J Pharmacol. 1996 Mar 28; 299(1-3):171-7.
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Khorram O, McCann SM. Interaction of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone with beta-endorphin to influence anterior pituitary hormone secretion in the female rat. Endocrinology. 1986 Sep; 119(3):1071-5.
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Khorram O, De Palatis LR, Krulich L, McCann SM. The development of prolactin, growth hormone, alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone and monoaminergic systems in the rat. Monogr Neural Sci. 1986; 12:1-6.
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Khorram O, Bedran de Castro JC, McCann SM. Stress-induced secretion of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone and its physiological role in modulating the secretion of prolactin and luteinizing hormone in the female rat. Endocrinology. 1985 Dec; 117(6):2483-9.
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Khorram O, Bedran de Castro JC, McCann SM. The effect of the estrous cycle and estrogen on the release of immunoreactive alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone. Peptides. 1985 May-Jun; 6(3):503-8.
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Khorram O, DePalatis LR, McCann SM. The effect and possible mode of action of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone on gonadotropin release in the ovariectomized rat: an in vivo and in vitro analysis. Endocrinology. 1984 Jan; 114(1):227-33.
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Khorram O, McCann SM. Pre- and postnatal developmental changes in hypothalamic and pituitary content of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone and somatostatin in the rat. Biol Neonate. 1984; 46(2):80-8.