Chapter 4. Prohormones of β-Melanotropin (β-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone, β-MSH) and Corticotropin (Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, ACTH): Structure and Activation

  1. Ruth Porter and
  2. David W. Fitzsimons
  1. A. F. Bradbury,
  2. D. G. Smyth and
  3. C. R. Snell

Published Online: 30 MAY 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470720233.ch4

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Ciba Foundation Symposium 41 - Polypeptide Hormones: Molecular and Cellular Aspects

Ciba Foundation Symposium 41 - Polypeptide Hormones: Molecular and Cellular Aspects

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Bradbury, A. F., Smyth, D. G. and Snell, C. R. (1976) Prohormones of β-Melanotropin (β-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone, β-MSH) and Corticotropin (Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, ACTH): Structure and Activation, in Ciba Foundation Symposium 41 - Polypeptide Hormones: Molecular and Cellular Aspects (eds R. Porter and D. W. Fitzsimons), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470720233.ch4

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  1. Laboratory of Peptide Chemistry, National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 30 MAY 2008
  2. Published Print: 1 JAN 1976

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Print ISBN: 9789021940465

Online ISBN: 9780470720233

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Keywords:

  • activation;
  • corticotropin;
  • prohormones;
  • precursor molecules;
  • carboxypeptidase

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