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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
A08.186.211.464.497.352.435.500.750.500
A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500.750.500
A08.713.357.750.750.500
A11.382.937
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
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
52009
Unique Identifier:
D052717
Occurrence in VHL
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