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A HIGHLY active melanophore-stimulating polypeptide has been isolated from hog posterior pituitary extracts1. The amino-acid composition2 of the active substance (MSH) is consistent with the view that it is an octadecapeptide containing the following amino-acid residues: Arg1 Asp2, Glu2, Gly2, His1, Lys2, Met1 Phe1 Pro3, Ser1 Try1, Tyr1
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HARRIS, J., ROOS, P. Amino-acid Sequence of a Melanophore-stimulating Peptide. Nature 178, 90 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/178090a0
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