Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones

"Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Peptides with the ability to stimulate pigmented cells MELANOCYTES in mammals and MELANOPHORES in lower vertebrates. By stimulating the synthesis and distribution of MELANIN in these pigmented cells, they increase coloration of skin and other tissue. MSHs, derived from pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC), are produced by MELANOTROPHS in the INTERMEDIATE LOBE OF PITUITARY; CORTICOTROPHS in the ANTERIOR LOBE OF PITUITARY, and the hypothalamic neurons in the ARCUATE NUCLEUS OF HYPOTHALAMUS.

Descriptor ID	D009074
MeSH Number(s)	D06.472.699.327.935.531.750 D06.472.699.631.525.600.531.750 D12.644.400.400.935.531.750 D12.644.400.460 D12.644.548.365.935.531.750 D12.644.548.691.525.690.531.750 D12.776.631.650.405.935.531.750 D12.776.631.650.460
Concept/Terms	Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones Melanocyte Stimulating Hormones MSH (Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones) Melanophore-Stimulating Hormone Melanophore Stimulating Hormone Melanotropin MSH

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D06]
Hormones [D06.472]
Peptide Hormones [D06.472.699]
Hypothalamic Hormones [D06.472.699.327]
Pro-Opiomelanocortin [D06.472.699.327.935]
Melanocortins [D06.472.699.327.935.531]
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones [D06.472.699.327.935.531.750]
Pituitary Hormones [D06.472.699.631]
Pituitary Hormones, Anterior [D06.472.699.631.525]
Pro-Opiomelanocortin [D06.472.699.631.525.600]
Melanocortins [D06.472.699.631.525.600.531]
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones [D06.472.699.631.525.600.531.750]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Neuropeptides [D12.644.400]
Hypothalamic Hormones [D12.644.400.400]
Pro-Opiomelanocortin [D12.644.400.400.935]
Melanocortins [D12.644.400.400.935.531]
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones [D12.644.400.400.935.531.750]
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones [D12.644.400.460]
Peptide Hormones [D12.644.548]
Hypothalamic Hormones [D12.644.548.365]
Pro-Opiomelanocortin [D12.644.548.365.935]
Melanocortins [D12.644.548.365.935.531]
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones [D12.644.548.365.935.531.750]
Pituitary Hormones [D12.644.548.691]
Pituitary Hormones, Anterior [D12.644.548.691.525]
Pro-Opiomelanocortin [D12.644.548.691.525.690]
Melanocortins [D12.644.548.691.525.690.531]
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones [D12.644.548.691.525.690.531.750]
Proteins [D12.776]
Nerve Tissue Proteins [D12.776.631]
Neuropeptides [D12.776.631.650]
Hypothalamic Hormones [D12.776.631.650.405]
Pro-Opiomelanocortin [D12.776.631.650.405.935]
Melanocortins [D12.776.631.650.405.935.531]
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones [D12.776.631.650.405.935.531.750]
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones [D12.776.631.650.460]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones".

Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones
alpha-MSH
beta-MSH
gamma-MSH

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