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Melanocyte-stimulating Hormone

see synonyms of melanocyte-stimulating hormone

Noun

1. melanocyte-stimulating hormone, msh

a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Melanocyte-stimulating Hormone

see synonyms of melanocyte-stimulating hormone
n. Abbr. MSH
A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that regulates skin color in humans and other vertebrates by stimulating melanin synthesis in melanocytes and melanin granule dispersal in melanophores. Also called intermedin.

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