Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 3
"Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 3" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A melanocortin receptor subtype found primarily in BRAIN. It shows specificity for ALPHA-MSH; BETA-MSH; GAMMA-MSH and ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE.
| Descriptor ID |
D044104
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.695.430.875 D12.776.543.750.720.600.285.500.875 D12.776.543.750.750.555.285.500.875 D12.776.543.750.750.660.285.500.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 3- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 3
- Melanocortin-3 Receptor
- Melanocortin 3 Receptor
- Receptor, Melanocortin-3
- Melanocortin Receptor 3
- MC3 Receptor
- Receptor, MC3
- Receptor, Melanocortin 3
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 3".
- Chemicals and Drugs [D]
- Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
- Proteins [D12.776]
- Membrane Proteins [D12.776.543]
- Receptors, Cell Surface [D12.776.543.750]
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled [D12.776.543.750.695]
- Receptors, Melanocortin [D12.776.543.750.695.430]
- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 3 [D12.776.543.750.695.430.875]
- Receptors, Neurotransmitter [D12.776.543.750.720]
- Receptors, Neuropeptide [D12.776.543.750.720.600]
- Receptors, Corticotropin [D12.776.543.750.720.600.285]
- Receptors, Melanocortin [D12.776.543.750.720.600.285.500]
- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 3 [D12.776.543.750.720.600.285.500.875]
- Receptors, Peptide [D12.776.543.750.750]
- Receptors, Neuropeptide [D12.776.543.750.750.555]
- Receptors, Corticotropin [D12.776.543.750.750.555.285]
- Receptors, Melanocortin [D12.776.543.750.750.555.285.500]
- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 3 [D12.776.543.750.750.555.285.500.875]
- Receptors, Pituitary Hormone [D12.776.543.750.750.660]
- Receptors, Corticotropin [D12.776.543.750.750.660.285]
- Receptors, Melanocortin [D12.776.543.750.750.660.285.500]
- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 3 [D12.776.543.750.750.660.285.500.875]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 3".
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 3" by people in Profiles.
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Renquist BJ, Murphy JG, Larson EA, Olsen D, Klein RF, Ellacott KL, Cone RD. Melanocortin-3 receptor regulates the normal fasting response. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jun 05; 109(23):E1489-98.
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Bagnol D, Lu XY, Kaelin CB, Day HE, Ollmann M, Gantz I, Akil H, Barsh GS, Watson SJ. Anatomy of an endogenous antagonist: relationship between Agouti-related protein and proopiomelanocortin in brain. J Neurosci. 1999 Sep 15; 19(18):RC26.
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