The role of melanocyte-stimulating hormo
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H. Klungland; D. I. Vage; L. Gomez-Raya; S. Adalsteinsson; S. Lien
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Article
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1995
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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The melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) receptor has a major function in the regulation of black (eumelanin) versus red (phaeomelanin) pigment synthesis within melanocytes. We report three alleles of the MSH-receptor gene found in cattle. A point mutation in the dominant allele E ~ gives black coat