Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1

"Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1" 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.

MeSH information

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A melanocortin receptor subtype found primarily in MELANOCYTES. It shows specificity for ALPHA-MSH and ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE. Loss of function mutations of the type 1 melanocortin receptor account for the majority of red hair and fair skin recessive traits in human.

Descriptor ID	D044102
MeSH Number(s)	D12.776.543.750.695.430.500 D12.776.543.750.720.600.285.500.500 D12.776.543.750.750.555.285.500.500 D12.776.543.750.750.660.285.500.500
Concept/Terms	Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1 Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1 Receptor, Melanocortin-1 Receptor, Melanocortin 1 Melanocortin Receptor 1 Receptor 1, Melanocortin Melanocyte Melanocortin Receptor Melanocortin Receptor, Melanocyte Receptor, Melanocyte Melanocortin MC1 Receptor Receptor, MC1 Melanocortin-1 Receptor Melanocortin 1 Receptor

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1".

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 1 [D12.776.543.750.695.430.500]
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 1 [D12.776.543.750.720.600.285.500.500]
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 1 [D12.776.543.750.750.555.285.500.500]
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 1 [D12.776.543.750.750.660.285.500.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1".

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