alpha-MSH

"alpha-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.

MeSH information

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A 13-amino acid peptide derived from proteolytic cleavage of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE, the N-terminal segment of ACTH. ACTH (1-13) is amidated at the C-terminal to form ACTH (1-13)NH2 which in turn is acetylated to form alpha-MSH in the secretory granules. Alpha-MSH stimulates the synthesis and distribution of MELANIN in MELANOCYTES in mammals and MELANOPHORES in lower vertebrates.

Descriptor ID	D000521
MeSH Number(s)	D06.472.699.327.935.179 D06.472.699.327.935.531.750.050 D06.472.699.631.525.600.179 D06.472.699.631.525.600.531.750.050 D12.644.400.400.935.179 D12.644.400.400.935.531.750.050 D12.644.400.460.050 D12.644.548.365.935.179 D12.644.548.365.935.531.750.050 D12.644.548.691.525.690.179 D12.644.548.691.525.690.531.750.050 D12.776.641.650.405.935.179 D12.776.641.650.405.935.531.750.050 D12.776.641.650.460.050
Concept/Terms	alpha-MSH alpha-MSH alpha MSH MSH, alpha alpha-Melanotropin alpha Melanotropin Acetylated ACTH (1-13)NH2 alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone Hormone, alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating alpha Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone ACTH (1-13)NH2 ACTH (1-13)NH2 (Desacetyl)alpha-MSH DE-alpha-MSH MSH, (Desacetyl)alpha- Des-Acetyl MSH MSH, Des-Acetyl Desacetyl alpha-MSH Desacetyl alpha MSH alpha-MSH, Desacetyl Desacetyl alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone Desacetyl alpha Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone Hormone, Desacetyl alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone, Desacetyl (Des-Acetyl)-alpha-MSH Adrenocorticotropin (1-13)NH2 ACTH (1-13) ACTH (1-13) ACTH(1-13)

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "alpha-MSH".

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]
alpha-MSH [D06.472.699.327.935.179]
Melanocortins [D06.472.699.327.935.531]
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones [D06.472.699.327.935.531.750]
alpha-MSH [D06.472.699.327.935.531.750.050]
Pituitary Hormones [D06.472.699.631]
Pituitary Hormones, Anterior [D06.472.699.631.525]
Pro-Opiomelanocortin [D06.472.699.631.525.600]
alpha-MSH [D06.472.699.631.525.600.179]
Melanocortins [D06.472.699.631.525.600.531]
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones [D06.472.699.631.525.600.531.750]
alpha-MSH [D06.472.699.631.525.600.531.750.050]
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]
alpha-MSH [D12.644.400.400.935.179]
Melanocortins [D12.644.400.400.935.531]
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones [D12.644.400.400.935.531.750]
alpha-MSH [D12.644.400.400.935.531.750.050]
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones [D12.644.400.460]
alpha-MSH [D12.644.400.460.050]
Peptide Hormones [D12.644.548]
Hypothalamic Hormones [D12.644.548.365]
Pro-Opiomelanocortin [D12.644.548.365.935]
alpha-MSH [D12.644.548.365.935.179]
Melanocortins [D12.644.548.365.935.531]
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones [D12.644.548.365.935.531.750]
alpha-MSH [D12.644.548.365.935.531.750.050]
Pituitary Hormones [D12.644.548.691]
Pituitary Hormones, Anterior [D12.644.548.691.525]
Pro-Opiomelanocortin [D12.644.548.691.525.690]
alpha-MSH [D12.644.548.691.525.690.179]
Melanocortins [D12.644.548.691.525.690.531]
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones [D12.644.548.691.525.690.531.750]
alpha-MSH [D12.644.548.691.525.690.531.750.050]
Proteins [D12.776]
Nerve Tissue Proteins [D12.776.641]
Neuropeptides [D12.776.641.650]
Hypothalamic Hormones [D12.776.641.650.405]
Pro-Opiomelanocortin [D12.776.641.650.405.935]
alpha-MSH [D12.776.641.650.405.935.179]
Melanocortins [D12.776.641.650.405.935.531]
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones [D12.776.641.650.405.935.531.750]
alpha-MSH [D12.776.641.650.405.935.531.750.050]
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones [D12.776.641.650.460]
alpha-MSH [D12.776.641.650.460.050]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "alpha-MSH".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "alpha-MSH".

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2009	0	1	1
2015	1	0	1

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