"melanocortin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: melanocortins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} melanocortin (plural melanocortins)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of pituitary peptide hormones Wikipedia link: melanocortin Categories (topical): Biochemistry Related terms: melanocortic, melanocortinergic Translations (Translations): melanocortina (Italian)
    Sense id: en-melanocortin-en-noun-QpAAhgd4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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