Structured Summary
Abstract
An 18-amino acid peptide that is the C-terminal fragment of gamma-lipotropin which is the N-terminal fragment of BETA-LIPOTROPIN. Beta-MSH is shown to regulate skin pigmentation, steroid production, and feeding.
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- MSH, beta
- Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone, beta
- beta Intermedin
- beta-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone
- beta-Melanotropin
- Intermedin, beta
- Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone, beta
- beta MSH
- beta Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone
- beta Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone
- beta Melanotropin
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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1998
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References
- National Library of Medicine. beta-MSH. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019824. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019824
- beta-MSH. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92-Melanocyte-stimulating_hormone
- beta-MSH. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20707037