Gamma-3-MSH and beta-endorphin in monkey pituitary.
The content and extent of processing of gamma-3-MSH and beta-endorphin were determined in the anterior (AL) and intermediate (IL) lobes of three monkey pituitaries. The peptides existed in equimolar amounts in each lobe. The processing of gamma-3-MSH paralleled that of beta-endorphin in each lobe; the primary products in AL were beta-lipotropin and a 9K form of gamma MSH, whereas in IL the predominant products were N-acetyl-beta-endorphin and gamma-3-MSH.
D000818:Animals; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones / Q000032:analysis*; D009928:Organ Specificity; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000032:analysis*; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000032:analysis; D001615:beta-Endorphin / Q000032:analysis*
D001615:beta-Endorphin; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones