

Type:RabbitIgG
Applications:IHC
E=ELISA;FACS;FC=FlowCytometry;FPLC=FastProteinLiquidChromatography;GF=GravityFlow;HPLC=HighPerformanceLiquidChromatography;ICC=Immunocytochemistry;IF=Immunofluorescence;IHC=Immunohistochemistry;IP=Immunoprecipitation;NAC=Non-adherentCellAssays;NB=NeutralizationofBioactivity;SE=SandwichELISA;TPE=TargetedProteinExpression;WB=Westernblotting;;AC=AdherentCellAssays;FM=FluorescentMicsroscopy;;;BSC-CM5=BiacoreSensorChipCM5;BSM=BiosactiveSmallMoleculeorPeptide;CDM=CellDifferentiationMedia;;;;;;HealthandFitness;;;DNAExtraction/Purification;;InvivoLikeAssaysSpeciesReactivity:GP;M;R
B=Bovine;Ca=Cat;Ch=Chicken;D=Dog;EQ=Equine;GP=GuineaPig;H=Human;M=Mouse;P=Porcine;Pr=Primate;R=Rat;Rb=Rabbit;Y=Yeast;Xe=Xenopus;Ze=Zebrafish;;;;NA-NotApplicable;STP=Step-TactinProteins;AllFormat:Wholeserum-lyophilized
Immunogen:Synthetic(human)a-MSHcoupledtobovinethyroglobulinwithglutaraldehyde.

Themelanocyte-stimulatinghormones(collectivelyreferredtoasMSHorintermedins)areaclassofpeptidehormonesthatinnatureareproducedbycellsintheintermediatelobeofthepituitarygland.MSHsignalstothebrainhaveeffectsonappetiteandsexualarousal.
Image:α-MSHstainingofratpituitaryglandtissue.
MostpeoplewithprimaryAddison"shavedarkening(hyperpigmentation)oftheskin,includingareasnotexposedtothesun;characteristicsitesareskincreases(e.g.ofthehands),nipple,andtheinsideofthecheek(buccalmucosa),alsooldscarsmaydarken.Thisoccursbecausemelanocyte-stimulatinghormone(MSH)andadrenocorticotropichormone(ACTH)sharethesameprecursormolecule,Pro-opiomelanocortin(POMC).