PMID: 18407197Apr 1, 1994Paper

Melanin-concentration hormone updated functional considerations

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism : TEM
B I Baker

Abstract

The melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a vertebrate neuropeptide produced in hypothalamic perikarya whose fibers project to most regions of the brain and into the spinal cord. Its role as a neurohypophyseal color-change hormone is peculiar to teleost fish, but recent studies in mammals suggests that MCH itself, and other peptides derived from the same precursor, may participate in multiple functions in the central nervous system, modulating behavior and the perception of sensory information. Recent hybridization studies in mammals have greatly increased our understanding of the response of the MCH system to environmental factors, such as osomotic challenge, lactation, stress, and changes in corticosteroid levels. Further studies in lower vertebrates are needed to highlight the physiologically important functions that have led to the structural conservation of the MCH peptide during vertebrate evolution.

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