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 .
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 . 2012