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Autoregulation of Release of Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone from the Rat Pituitary

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MELANOCYTE stimulating hormone (MSH) enables amphibians such as the frog to change skin colour and thereby adapt to the environment. The function of this pituitary hormone in mammals such as the albino rat has not been established.

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  1. Endocrine and Polypeptide Laboratories, Veterans Administration Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

    ABBA J. KASTIN & ANDREW V. SCHALLY

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KASTIN, A., SCHALLY, A. Autoregulation of Release of Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone from the Rat Pituitary. Nature 213, 1238–1240 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2131238a0

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