MSH


Meaning of MSH in English

1. Also called melanocyte-stimulating hormone, melanotropin . Biochem. a hormone, produced in vertebrates by the pituitary gland, that causes dispersal of the black pigment melanin of melanocytes.

2. Mineral. See Mohs scale .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .