Term Name:	melanocyte stimulating hormone secreting cell
Synonyms:	melanotrope, melanotroph
Definition:	A cell of the intermediate pituitary that produces melanocyte stimulating hormone.
Appears at:	Segmentation:20-25 somites (19.0h-22.0h)
Evident until:	Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology:	Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009205]

Relationships

is part of:	pars intermedia
is a type of:	peptide hormone secreting cell

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