 beta-MSH
"beta-MSH" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An 18-amino acid peptide that is the C-terminal fragment of gamma-lipotropin which is the N-terminal fragment of BETA-LIPOTROPIN. Beta-MSH is shown to regulate skin pigmentation, steroid production, and feeding.
| Descriptor ID |
D019824
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.327.935.492 D06.472.699.327.935.531.750.075 D06.472.699.631.525.600.492 D06.472.699.631.525.600.531.750.075 D12.644.400.400.935.492 D12.644.400.400.935.531.750.075 D12.644.400.460.075 D12.644.548.365.935.492 D12.644.548.365.935.531.750.075 D12.644.548.691.525.690.492 D12.644.548.691.525.690.531.750.075 D12.776.631.650.405.935.492 D12.776.631.650.405.935.531.750.075 D12.776.631.650.460.075
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| Concept/Terms |
beta-MSH- beta-MSH
- Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone, beta
- Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone, beta
- beta Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone
- MSH, beta
- beta MSH
- beta-Melanotropin
- beta Melanotropin
- beta-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone
- beta Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "beta-MSH" by people in Profiles.
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Yan LZ, Hsiung HM, Heiman ML, Gadski RA, Emmerson PJ, Hertel J, Flora D, Edwards P, Smiley D, Zhang L, Husain S, Kahl SD, DiMarchi RD, Mayer JP. Structure-activity relationships of beta-MSH derived melanocortin-4 receptor peptide agonists. Curr Top Med Chem. 2007; 7(11):1052-67.
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Mayer JP, Hsiung HM, Flora DB, Edwards P, Smith DP, Zhang XY, Gadski RA, Heiman ML, Hertel JL, Emmerson PJ, Husain S, O'brien TP, Kahl SD, Smiley DL, Zhang L, Dimarchi RD, Yan LZ. Discovery of a beta-MSH-derived MC-4R selective agonist. J Med Chem. 2005 May 05; 48(9):3095-8.
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