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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone"”.
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The role of alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone in environmentally induced color change.
… in vertebrates is due to pituitary secretion of alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH). However, physiological levels of α-MSH has not been reported for several species that have historically been the models of choice for investigating changes in pigmentation. The goal of this research was …
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Prolylcarboxypeptidase protects from vascular dysfunction and promotes vascular repair
… angiotensin II, des-Arg9-bradykinin and alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone) and activates plasma prekallikrein. The enzyme is highly expressed by endothelial cells where it activates prekallikrein to liberate the vasoactive peptide bradykinin. The following studies characterize the …
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Role of appetite-regulating peptides in adipose physiology in broiler chicks
… Another appetite-regulatory peptide, alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH), is anorexigenic and mediates lipolysis in adipose tissue, but effects on fat in avians are unreported. The second objective was thus to determine the effects of exogenous α-MSH on adipose tissue …
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Possible Role of the Hypothalamic Melanocortin System to Induce Satiety by High Protein/low Carbohydrate Diets
… system, specifically the neuropeptide alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (alphaMSH) within the MBH. We then evaluated some characteristics of high protein diets that might induce these changes in neuropeptides. Soy protein was more effective than casein in reducing food intake, though …
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The Study of Serial Histochemical Changes in Laser-related Post-inflammatory Hyperpigmentation
… are not fully understood. To elucidate how melanocyte-specific proteins and paracrine melanogenic factors are regulated by laser surgery, time-sequential immunohistochemical studies were performed with Q-switched alexandrite laser (QSL)-irradiated skin of four healthy subjects. Skin biopsies …
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Uncovering novel actions of numb and aryl hydrocarbon receptor in the pituitary
… are mediated by the release of the following hormones, growth hormone (GH), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), prolactin, (PRL), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH), and in mice, an additional intermediate lobe produces alpha …
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The Multifunctional Melanocortin System in the Human Choroid
… vessels, immune cells, nerves, fibroblasts, and melanocytes. As one of the most abundant cells within the choroid, melanocytes contribute significantly to the normal intraocular environment, including light absorption, antioxidant activity, free-radical scavenging, and the modulation of local …