- melanocyte-stimulatinghormone
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mel·a·no·cyte-stim·u·lat·ing hormone (mĕlʹə-nō-sīt'stĭm'yə-lā'tĭng, mə-lănʹə-)
n. Abbr. MSH
A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that regulates skin color in humans and other vertebrates by stimulating melanin synthesis in melanocytes and melanin granule dispersal in melanophores. Also called intermedin.
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Universalium. 2010.