title: Circulating forms of alpha MSH in the carp and trout blood: an HPLC and RIA study.
abstract: The three forms of MSH(desacetyl-, monoacetyl-, and diacetyl) circulate in the carp and trout blood. Their proportions there are as follows: in the carp, the desacetylated form is 2.5% of total MSH and the monoacetylated form 72% of the acetylated forms of alpha MSH. In the trout, similar proportions were found: desacetyl alpha MSH was 5% of total alpha MSH and monoacetyl-, 70% of the acetylated MSHs.
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D002347:Carps / Q000097:blood*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000097:blood*; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000097:blood*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012487:Salmonidae / Q000097:blood*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014337:Trout / Q000097:blood*; D000521:alpha-MSH / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
chemical_list: C040237:N-acetyl-MSH; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D000521:alpha-MSH; C021320:N,O-diacetyl-Ser(1)-alpha-MSH; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones