alpha-MSH
Synonyms
(Des-Acetyl)-alpha-MSH
(Desacetyl)alpha-MSH
ACTH (1-13)
ACTH (1-13)NH2
ACTH(1-13)
Acetylated ACTH (1-13)NH2
Adrenocorticotropin (1-13)NH2
DE-alpha-MSH
Des-Acetyl MSH
Desacetyl alpha MSH
Desacetyl alpha Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone
Desacetyl alpha-MSH
Desacetyl alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone
Hormone, Desacetyl alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating
Hormone, alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating
MSH, (Desacetyl)alpha-
MSH, Des-Acetyl
MSH, alpha
alpha MSH
alpha Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone
alpha Melanotropin
alpha-MSH, Desacetyl
alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone
alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone, Desacetyl
alpha-Melanotropin
A 13-amino acid peptide derived from proteolytic cleavage of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE, the N-terminal segment of ACTH. ACTH (1-13) is amidated at the C-terminal to form ACTH (1-13)NH2 which in turn is acetylated to form alpha-MSH in the secretory granules. Alpha-MSH stimulates the synthesis and distribution of MELANIN in MELANOCYTES in mammals and MELANOPHORES in lower vertebrates.