Alpha-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
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alpha-melanocyte-stimulating-hormone-194-7577781
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Alpha-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
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α-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) is an endogenous peptide hormone and neuropeptide of the melanocortin family, with a tridecapeptide structure and the amino acid sequence Ac-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Met-Glu-His-Phe-Arg-Trp-Gly-Lys-Pro-Val-NH2. It is the most important of the melanocyte-stimulating hormones (MSHs) (also known as melanotropins) in stimulating melanogenesis, a process that in mammals (including humans) is responsible for pigmentation primarily of the hair and skin. It also plays a role
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Peptide hormone in Homo sapiens
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-Melanocyte-stimulating_hormone
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2023-07-24T09:21:30Z
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