melanocyte-stimulating hormone English

Meaning melanocyte-stimulating hormone meaning

What does melanocyte-stimulating hormone mean?

— noun a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes

What other words have the same or similar meaning as melanocyte-stimulating hormone?

MSH melanophore-dilating principle melanophore hormone

melanocyte | stimulating | hormone