"Melanotrophs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Neuroendocrine cells in the INTERMEDIATE LOBE OF PITUITARY. They produce MELANOCYTE STIMULATING HORMONES and other peptides from the post-translational processing of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC).
| Descriptor ID |
D052717
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A06.407.747.750.500 A06.688.357.750.750.500 A08.186.211.464.497.352.435.500.750.500 A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500.750.500 A08.713.357.750.750.500 A11.382.937 A11.436.636
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| Concept/Terms |
Melanotrophs- Melanotrophs
- Melanotroph
- Pituitary MSH-Producing Cells
- MSH-Producing Cells, Pituitary
- Pituitary MSH Producing Cells
- Pituitary MSH-Producing Cell
- Pituitary Melanotropin-Producing Cells
- Melanotropin-Producing Cell, Pituitary
- Melanotropin-Producing Cells, Pituitary
- Pituitary Melanotropin Producing Cells
- Pituitary Melanotropin-Producing Cell
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