HyperDic: melanocyte-stimulating_hormone

English > 1 sense of the expression melanocyte-stimulating hormone:
NOUNsubstancemelanocyte-stimulating hormone, MSHa hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes
English > melanocyte-stimulating hormone: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes.
SynonymMSH
Broaderhormone, endocrine, internal secretionThe secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect

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