Follenius E, Van Dorsselaer A, Meunier A
Gen Comp Endocrinol. 1986 May;62(2):185-92. doi: 10.1016/0016-6480(86)90108-5.
The three forms of MSH(desacetyl-, monoacetyl-, and diacetyl) circulate in the carp and trout blood. Their proportions there are as follows: in the carp, the desacetylated form is 2.5% of total MSH and the monoacetylated form 72% of the acetylated forms of alpha MSH. In the trout, similar proportions were found: desacetyl alpha MSH was 5% of total alpha MSH and monoacetyl-, 70% of the acetylated MSHs.
