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SUBMITTER: Ramachandrappa S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3567503 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frontiers in endocrinology 20130208
The five melanocortin receptors (MCRs) named MC1R-MC5R have diverse physiological roles encompassing pigmentation, steroidogenesis, energy homeostasis and feeding behavior as well as exocrine function. Since their identification almost 20 years ago much has been learnt about these receptors. As well as interacting with their endogenous ligands the melanocortin peptides, there is now a growing list of important peptides that can modulate the way these receptors signal, acting as agonists, antagon ...[more]