"beta-Lipotropin" 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.
A 90-amino acid peptide derived from post-translational processing of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) in the PITUITARY GLAND and the HYPOTHALAMUS. It is the C-terminal fragment of POMC with lipid-mobilizing activities, such as LIPOLYSIS and steroidogenesis. Depending on the species and the tissue sites, beta-LPH may be further processed to yield active peptides including GAMMA-LIPOTROPIN; BETA-MSH; and ENDORPHINS.
| Descriptor ID |
D008083
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.327.935.480 D06.472.699.631.525.600.480 D12.644.400.400.935.480 D12.644.548.365.935.480 D12.644.548.691.525.690.480 D12.776.631.650.405.935.480
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| Concept/Terms |
beta-Lipotropin- beta-Lipotropin
- beta Lipotropin
- Lipotropin
- Adipozin
- beta-Lipotrophin
- beta Lipotrophin
- beta-LPH
- beta LPH
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Below are the most recent publications written about "beta-Lipotropin" by people in Profiles.
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Neuropeptides in human cerebrospinal fluid. Life Sci. 1985 Sep 30; 37(13):1265-70.
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Radioimmunoassay detection of endorphins from long-term culture of human pituitary tumour cells. Acta Endocrinol (Copenh). 1982 Feb; 99(2):174-8.