in teleost fishes , the melanotropes of the neurointermediate lobe of the pituitary gland release numerous peptides -- adrenocorticotropin ( acth ) , melanotropin ( msh ) , lipotropin ( lph ) , corticotropin-like intermediate lobe peptide ( clip ) , and endorphin -- which are derived from the precursor molecule proopiomelanocortin .
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corticotropin-like intermediate lobe
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proopiomelanocortin