MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONE


Meaning of MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONE in English

Function: noun

Date: 1953

: any of several vertebrate hormones of the pituitary gland that darken the skin by stimulating melanin dispersion in pigment-containing cells

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