melanocortin

The brain melanocortin system plays a critical role in the regulation of energy balance.

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The neural circuitry known as the melanocortin system has previously been found to regulate appetite, body fat, blood sugar and blood pressure by controlling levels of a gut hormone called ghrelin.

The Long and Short of Heart-Disease Risk 2010

Researchers found that 10 children who had mutations in a gene called the melanocortin 3 receptor consumed about 400 more calories than those with normal MC3R genes.

Gene mutation could shape children's eating 2007

Jeffrey Mogil, a pain expert at McGill, recently reported that he'd found a culprit -- a gene -- called melanocortin-1, which somehow increases sensitivity to kappa opioids and, interestingly, is also responsible for red hair and fair skin.

Taking A New Look At Pain 2007

The first in a new class of drugs called melanocortin agonists, PT-141 targets the central nervous system.

Cashing In on Female Orgasms | Impact Lab 2005

Consider melanocortin, a hormone that suppresses appetite by activating cellular sites called melanocortin receptors (MCRs).

Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004

The Mc1r gene encodes a protein called the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R).

ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2009

In humans, the gene, called melanocortin 1 receptor or MC1R, codes for fair skin and red hair.

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The research grew out of studies conducted at Montreal’s McGill University, where scientists found a mutant version of a gene, called melanocortin-1, is linked to ginger hair and fair skin.

Red-Headed Women Feel Less Pain | Impact Lab 2005

Genetic defects in the melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) are believed to account for around 6% of cases with severe obesity and can be found in around 2.5% of unselected obese adults.

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