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beta-lipotropin

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Also known as lipotropin, beta-LPH, POMC(179-267)

Lipotropin is the name for two hormones produced by the cleavage of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC). The anterior pituitary gland produces the pro-hormone POMC, which is then cleaved again to form adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) and β-lipotropin (β-LPH).

Key facts

Protein.Name
pro-opiomelanocortin
Protein.HGNCid
9201
Protein.Symbol
POMC
Protein.EntrezGene
5443
Protein.OMIM
176830
Protein.RefSeq
NM_000939
Protein.UniProt
P01189
Protein.Chromosome
2
Protein.Arm
p
Protein.Band
23

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Lipotropin is the name for two hormones produced by the cleavage of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC). The anterior pituitary gland produces the pro-hormone POMC, which is then cleaved again to form adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) and β-lipotropin (β-LPH).

== β-Lipotropin ==

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