NeuroscienceMolecular MetabolismPeer-reviewed
Human POMC processing in vitro and in vivo revealed by quantitative peptidomics
Peter Kirwan, Richard G. Kay, Bas Brouwers…·Florian T. Merkle
The paper identifies β-MSH and desacetyl-MSH as major POMC-derived peptides in human hypothalamic neurons, suggesting their underappreciated role in obesity.
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