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Recent Updates on the Melanin-Concentrating Hormone (MCH) and Its Receptor System: Lessons from MCH1R Antagonists

Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a 19-amino-acid cyclic peptide which was originally found to lighten skin color in fish that is highly conserved among many species. MCH interacts with two G-protein-coupled receptors, MCH1R and MCH2R, but only MCH1R is expressed in rodents. MCH is mainly synth...

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Autores principales: Chung, Shinjae, Parks, Gregory S., Lee, Cheol, Civelli, Olivier
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Humana Press Inc 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3018593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20582487
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12031-010-9411-4