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Thesaurus: melanocyte-stimulating hormone
a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes
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- n. a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes