Mesh term Melanocortins
Browse to parent terms:Pro-Opiomelanocortin
Description
Peptides derived from pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) which can stimulate MELANOCYTES or CORTICOTROPHS. Melanocortins include ACTH; ALPHA-MSH; and other peptides such as BETA-MSH and GAMMA-MSH, derived from other fragments of POMC. These peptides act through a variety of MELANOCORTIN RECEPTORS to control different functions including steroidogenesis, energy homeostasis, feeding, and skin pigmentation.Browse to child terms:
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones
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