Melanin-concentrating hormone and melanophore-stimulating hormone in comparative molecular endocrinology
β Scribed by Akiyoshi Takahashi
- Book ID
- 116345086
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 59 KB
- Volume
- 145
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1096-4959
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## Abstract Melaninβconcentrating hormone (MCH) was originally discovered in fish, in which it causes aggregation or concentration of melanin granules in melanophores, thus regulating body color. MCH is a cyclic neuropeptide synthesized as a preprohormone in the hypothalamus of all vertebrates. Mam