Comparative effect of ACTH and related peptides on proliferation and growth of rat adrenal gland

Pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) is a polypeptide precursor known to yield biologically active peptides related to a range of functions. These active peptides include the adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), which is essential for maintenance of adrenal growth and steroidogenesis, and the alpha-melanocyte...

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Main Authors: Claudimara Ferini Pacicco Lotfi, Pedro Omori Ribeiro de Mendonca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2016.00039/full