Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4
"Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A melanocortin receptor subtype found primarily in BRAIN. It shows specificity for ALPHA-MSH; BETA-MSH and ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE.
| Descriptor ID |
D044105
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.695.430.937 D12.776.543.750.720.600.285.500.937 D12.776.543.750.750.555.285.500.937 D12.776.543.750.750.660.285.500.937
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| Concept/Terms |
Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4
- Melanocortin Receptor 4
- Receptor 4, Melanocortin
- Receptor, Melanocortin-4
- Melanocortin 4 Receptor
- Receptor, Melanocortin 4
- Melanocortin-4 Receptor
- MC4 Receptor
- Receptor, MC4
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4".
- Chemicals and Drugs [D]
- Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
- Proteins [D12.776]
- Membrane Proteins [D12.776.543]
- Receptors, Cell Surface [D12.776.543.750]
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled [D12.776.543.750.695]
- Receptors, Melanocortin [D12.776.543.750.695.430]
- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4 [D12.776.543.750.695.430.937]
- Receptors, Neurotransmitter [D12.776.543.750.720]
- Receptors, Neuropeptide [D12.776.543.750.720.600]
- Receptors, Corticotropin [D12.776.543.750.720.600.285]
- Receptors, Melanocortin [D12.776.543.750.720.600.285.500]
- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4 [D12.776.543.750.720.600.285.500.937]
- Receptors, Peptide [D12.776.543.750.750]
- Receptors, Neuropeptide [D12.776.543.750.750.555]
- Receptors, Corticotropin [D12.776.543.750.750.555.285]
- Receptors, Melanocortin [D12.776.543.750.750.555.285.500]
- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4 [D12.776.543.750.750.555.285.500.937]
- Receptors, Pituitary Hormone [D12.776.543.750.750.660]
- Receptors, Corticotropin [D12.776.543.750.750.660.285]
- Receptors, Melanocortin [D12.776.543.750.750.660.285.500]
- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4 [D12.776.543.750.750.660.285.500.937]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4".
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4" by people in Profiles.
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Influence of common variants in FTO and near INSIG2 and MC4R on growth curves for adiposity in African- and European-American youth. Eur J Epidemiol. 2011 Jun; 26(6):463-73.
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Common variants near melanocortin 4 receptor are associated with general and visceral adiposity in European- and African-American youth. J Pediatr. 2010 Apr; 156(4):598-605.e1.
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PT-141: a melanocortin agonist for the treatment of sexual dysfunction. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2003 Jun; 994:96-102.