Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 2
"Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A melanocortin receptor subtype found primarily in the ADRENAL CORTEX. It shows specificity for ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE.
| Descriptor ID |
D044103
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.695.430.750 D12.776.543.750.720.600.285.500.750 D12.776.543.750.750.555.285.500.750 D12.776.543.750.750.660.285.500.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 2- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 2
- Melanocortin Receptor 2
- Receptor, Melanocortin-2
- Receptor, Melanocortin 2
- Melanocortin-2 Receptor
- Melanocortin 2 Receptor
- MC2 Receptor
- Receptor, MC2
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 2".
- Chemicals and Drugs [D]
- Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
- Proteins [D12.776]
- Membrane Proteins [D12.776.543]
- Receptors, Cell Surface [D12.776.543.750]
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled [D12.776.543.750.695]
- Receptors, Melanocortin [D12.776.543.750.695.430]
- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 2 [D12.776.543.750.695.430.750]
- Receptors, Neurotransmitter [D12.776.543.750.720]
- Receptors, Neuropeptide [D12.776.543.750.720.600]
- Receptors, Corticotropin [D12.776.543.750.720.600.285]
- Receptors, Melanocortin [D12.776.543.750.720.600.285.500]
- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 2 [D12.776.543.750.720.600.285.500.750]
- Receptors, Peptide [D12.776.543.750.750]
- Receptors, Neuropeptide [D12.776.543.750.750.555]
- Receptors, Corticotropin [D12.776.543.750.750.555.285]
- Receptors, Melanocortin [D12.776.543.750.750.555.285.500]
- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 2 [D12.776.543.750.750.555.285.500.750]
- Receptors, Pituitary Hormone [D12.776.543.750.750.660]
- Receptors, Corticotropin [D12.776.543.750.750.660.285]
- Receptors, Melanocortin [D12.776.543.750.750.660.285.500]
- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 2 [D12.776.543.750.750.660.285.500.750]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 2".
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