title: A function for alpha-MSH in fetal development and the presence of an alpha-MSH-like compound in nervous tissue.
mesh_terms: D000757:Anencephaly / Q000196:embryology; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology*; D006128:Growth / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000196:embryology*; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones