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Accession
GO:0017044
Name
melanocyte-stimulating hormone activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
melanocyte stimulating hormone activity, alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone activity, alpha-melanophore stimulating hormone activity
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Definition
The action characteristic of melanocyte-stimulating hormone, any of three peptide hormones that are produced by the intermediate lobe of the pituitary gland and, upon receptor binding, cause dispersal of melanosomes in melanophores of poikilothermic vertebrates. Source: ISBN:0198506732
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Chem. react.
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melanocyte-stimulating hormone activity [is_a relation] is_a  hormone activity (GO:0005179)

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