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PITUITARY MELANOTROPIN-PRODUCING CELLS
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Descriptor
English
:
Melanotrophs
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Melanotrofos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Melanotrofos
Synonyms
English
:
Pituitary Melanotropin-Producing Cells
Tree Number:
A06.407.747.750.500
A06.688.357.750.750.500
A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500.750.500
A08.713.357.750.750.500
A11.436.636
Definition
English
:
Neuroendocrine
cells
in the INTERMEDIATE LOBE OF PITUITARY. They produce MELANOCYTE STIMULATING
HORMONES
and other
peptides
from the post-translational processing of
pro-opiomelanocortin
(POMC).
History Note
English
:
2007
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
chemistry
classification
cytology
drug effects
enzymology
immunology
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
parasitology
radiography
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
transplantation
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
52009
Unique Identifier:
D052717
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