alpha-MSH |
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| Melanocortin-1; alpha-Melanotropin; Melanocortin 1; alpha MSH; alpha Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone; alpha Melanotropin | |
| A 13-amino acid peptide derived from the ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND in man and from the pars intermedia in lower vertebrates. Its amino acid sequence is identical to the first 13 amino acids of ACTH. It influences the formation of deposition of MELANIN in the body. | |