brainstem Melanocytes in the skin[citation needed] The levels of proopiomelanocortin (pomc) are regulated indirectly in some animals by the photoperiod...

various forms of MSH are generated from different cleavages of the proopiomelanocortin protein, which also yields other important neuropeptides like adrenocorticotropic...

precursor propeptide: all endorphins are synthesized from the precursor proopiomelanocortin (POMC), encoded by proenkephalin A, and dynorphins encoded by pre-dynorphin...

indicated above, ACTH is a cleavage product of the pro-hormone, proopiomelanocortin (POMC), which also produces other hormones including α-MSH that stimulates...

developmental delay (OBHD) Pick's disease Prader–Willi syndrome Proopiomelanocortin deficiency Schaaf-yang syndrome Diabetes mellitus causes a disruption...

prohormone converting enzyme, pro-opiomelanocortin-converting enzyme, proopiomelanocortin proteinase, PCE) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following...

protein is often prefixed by pro-. Examples include proinsulin and proopiomelanocortin, which are both prohormones. Protein precursors are often used by...

types of melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH), and is produced from proopiomelanocortin (POMC). It is an agonist of the MC1, MC3, MC4, and MC5 receptors...

of proopiomelanocortin (NPP; N-POMC), also known as pro-γ-MSH, is a naturally occurring, endogenous metabolite of the polypeptide proopiomelanocortin (POMC)...

adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), which in turn is a cleavage product of proopiomelanocortin (POMC). Its physiological role has been investigated in various tissues...