melanocyte-stimulating hormone
Noun
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A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes (synset 115098351)
is a type of: endocrine, hormone, internal secretion - the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effectsame as: msh
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