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Preferred term

gamma-MSH  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • gamma Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone
  • gamma Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone
  • gamma-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone
  • gamma Melanotropin
  • gamma-Melanotropin
  • Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone, gamma
  • Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone, gamma
  • MSH, gamma

Scope note

  • An 11-amino acid peptide derived from the N-terminal fragment of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC). Gamma-MSH stimulates adrenal steroidogenesis and has an regulatory role in the cardiovascular and the renal systems.

History note

  • 1998 (1981)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019825

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