"gamma-MSH" 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.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D019825
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.327.935.524 D06.472.699.327.935.531.750.115 D06.472.699.631.525.600.524 D06.472.699.631.525.600.531.750.115 D12.644.400.400.935.524 D12.644.400.400.935.531.750.115 D12.644.400.460.115 D12.644.548.365.935.524 D12.644.548.365.935.531.750.115 D12.644.548.691.525.690.524 D12.644.548.691.525.690.531.750.115 D12.776.641.650.405.935.524 D12.776.641.650.405.935.531.750.115 D12.776.641.650.460.115
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| Concept/Terms |
gamma-MSH- gamma-MSH
- gamma MSH
- MSH, gamma
- gamma-Melanotropin
- gamma Melanotropin
- gamma-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone
- gamma Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone
- Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone, gamma
- Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone, gamma
- gamma Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone
N-Terminal Peptide of POMC (NPP)- N-Terminal Peptide of POMC (NPP)
- Pro-gamma-MSH
- Pro gamma MSH
- N-POMC
- gamma-Melanotropin Precursor
- gamma Melanotropin Precursor
- Pro-gamma-Melanotropin
- Pro gamma Melanotropin
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