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The Melanocortin-5 Receptor

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The Melanocortin Receptors

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Abstract

Melanocortins are a subset of peptides derived from the proopiomelanocortin (POMC) gene product, including ACTH, α-, β-, and γ-MSH (1,2). The name refers to the two principal activities of these peptides, that is, regulation of pigmentation in skin and hair and steroidogenesis in the adrenal cortex.

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Chen, W. (2000). The Melanocortin-5 Receptor. In: Cone, R.D. (eds) The Melanocortin Receptors. The Receptors. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-031-5_15

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