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Description

The melanocyte-stimulating hormones (collectively referred to as MSH or intermedins) are a class of peptide hormones that in nature are produced by cells in the intermediate lobe of the pituitary gland.
Alpha-MSH is the most important melanocortin for pigmentation. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Wikipedia

Basic Part Properties

Part Name
Alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone
Part Display Name
Alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
A-MSH

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Language Variants Get Info

TagLanguageTranslation
zh-CNChinese (China)Alpha 黑素细胞刺激激素
Synonyms: Alpha MSH;A-MSH;α黑素细胞刺激激素
es-ESSpanish (Spain)Hormona estimulante de melanocito alfa
it-ITItalian (Italy)Alfa melanocita stimolante, ormone
Synonyms: MSH
tr-TRTurkish (Turkey)Alfa melanosit uyarıcı hormon
Synonyms: Alfa melanosit stimüle edici hormon
ru-RURussian (Russian Federation)Альфа меланоцит стимулирующий гормон
Synonyms: Альфа-меланоцитстимулирующий гормон
nl-NLDutch (Netherlands)alfa-melanocytstimulerend hormoon
fr-FRFrench (France)Alpha mélanocyte stimulating hormone
pl-PLPolish (Poland)Hormon stymulujący melanocyty alfa
Synonyms: Hormon stymulujący melanocyty alfa
el-GRGreek (Greece)Ορμόνη διέγερσης άλφα μελανοκυττάρων
Synonyms: Ορμόνη διέγερσης άλφα μελανοκυττάρων