Prolylcarboxypeptidase regulates food intake by inactivating alpha-MSH in rodents
Prolylcarboxypeptidase regulates food intake by inactivating alpha-MSH in rodents
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United States: American Society for Clinical Investigation
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English
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United States: American Society for Clinical Investigation
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The anorexigenic neuromodulator alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH; referred to here as alpha-MSH1-13) undergoes extensive posttranslational processing, and its in vivo activity is short lived due to rapid inactivation. The enzymatic control of alpha-MSH1-13 maturation and inactivation is incompletely understood. Here we have provided...
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Prolylcarboxypeptidase regulates food intake by inactivating alpha-MSH in rodents
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2719925
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2719925
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0021-9738
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1558-8238
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10.1172/JCI37209
