Stimulates the adrenal glands to release cortisol.
Anorexigenic peptide. Increases the pigmentation of skin by increasing melanin production in melanocytes.
Increases the pigmentation of skin by increasing melanin production in melanocytes.
Endogenous orexigenic opiate.
Endogenous opiate.
Subcellular locations: Secreted
Melanocyte-stimulating hormone alpha and beta-endorphin are stored in separate granules in hypothalamic POMC neurons, suggesting that secretion may be under the control of different regulatory mechanisms.
ACTH and MSH are produced by the pituitary gland.