"Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones/analogs & derivatives/analysis/*metabolism"

Selective loss of alpha-melanotropin-amidating activity in primary cultures of rat intermediate pituitary cells.

The production of alpha-melanotropin (alpha-N-acetyl-ACTH(1-13)NH2 (alpha MSH) in rat intermediate pituitary was investigated using reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography, immunoassays, and biosynthetic labeling. Extracts of rat …