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Interrelations of Some Pituitary Hormones

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A comparison of the structure of melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH) of the dogfish with mammalian MSH, adrenocorticotrophin and lipotrophin points to some possible interrelationships and lines of evolution.

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LOWRY, P., CHADWICK, A. Interrelations of Some Pituitary Hormones. Nature 226, 219–222 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/226219a0

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