- opiomelanocortin
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A polypeptide, found in the pituitary gland, associated with endorphins and other hormones
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opiomelanocortin — A linear polypeptide of the pituitary gland that contains in its sequence the sequences of endorphins, MSH, ACTH, and the like, which are split off enzymically; the nucleotide sequence coding has been determined for several species. SYN … Medical dictionary
pro-opiomelanocortin — Polyprotein produced by the anterior pituitary that is cleaved to yield adrenocorticotrophin, a, b and g melanocyte stimulating hormones, lipotropic hormones, b endorphin, and other fragments … Dictionary of molecular biology
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Melanocyte-stimulating hormone — proopiomelanocortin (adrenocorticotropin/ beta lipotropin/ alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta endorphin) Identifiers Symbol POMC Entrez 5443 … Wikipedia
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