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Descriptor English: Melanocortins
Descriptor Spanish: Melanocortinas
Descriptor melanocortinas
Entry term(s) melanocortina
Scope note: Péptidos derivados de la proopiomelanocortina (POMC) que estimulan a los MELANOCITOS o las CÉLULAS CORTICOTROFAS. Entre las melanocortinas se encuentran la ACTH, la ALFA-MSH y otros péptidos como la BETA-MSH y la GAMMA-MSH, derivadas de otros fragmentos de la POMC. Estos péptidos actúan a través de diversos RECEPTORES DE MELANOCORTINAS y controlan distintas funciones, como la esteroidogénesis, la homeostasis energética, la alimentación y la pigmentación cutánea.
Descriptor Portuguese: Melanocortinas
Descriptor French: Mélanocortines
Entry term(s): Melanocortin
Tree number(s): D06.472.699.327.935.531
D06.472.699.631.525.600.531
D12.644.400.400.935.531
D12.644.548.365.935.531
D12.644.548.691.525.690.531
D12.776.631.650.405.935.531
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D053486
Scope note: Peptides derived from pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) which can stimulate MELANOCYTES or CORTICOTROPHS. Melanocortins include ACTH; ALPHA-MSH; and other peptides such as BETA-MSH and GAMMA-MSH, derived from other fragments of POMC. These peptides act through a variety of MELANOCORTIN RECEPTORS to control different functions including steroidogenesis, energy homeostasis, feeding, and skin pigmentation.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Corticotropin (1986-2006)
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones (1986-2006)
Public MeSH Note: 2007
History Note: 2007
DeCS ID: 52211
Unique ID: D053486
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Date Established: 2007/01/01
Date of Entry: 2006/07/05
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Melanocortins - Preferred
Concept UI M0493657
Scope note Peptides derived from pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) which can stimulate MELANOCYTES or CORTICOTROPHS. Melanocortins include ACTH; ALPHA-MSH; and other peptides such as BETA-MSH and GAMMA-MSH, derived from other fragments of POMC. These peptides act through a variety of MELANOCORTIN RECEPTORS to control different functions including steroidogenesis, energy homeostasis, feeding, and skin pigmentation.
Preferred term Melanocortins
Entry term(s) Melanocortin



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