鱼类促黑素细胞激素可使两栖动物黑素细胞中的黑色素扩散。

Fish melanin-concentrating hormone disperses melanin in amphibian melanophores.

作者信息

Ide H, Kawazoe I, Kawauchi H

出版信息

Gen Comp Endocrinol. 1985 Jun;58(3):486-90. doi: 10.1016/0016-6480(85)90123-6.

Abstract

Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH), which was isolated from salmon pituitary and caused melanin concentration in fish scale melanophores, has been tested on cultured chromatophores of an amphibian, the bullfrog tadpole. MCH induced dispersion of melanin in cultured melanophores of the tadpole. The duration of the dispersing effect of MCH was relatively short compared with that of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH). MCH also induced the concentration of cultured iridophores of bullfrog tadpole.

摘要

从鲑鱼垂体中分离出的、能使鱼鳞黑素细胞中的黑色素聚集的黑色素浓缩激素（MCH），已在两栖动物牛蛙蝌蚪的培养色素细胞上进行了测试。MCH可诱导蝌蚪培养的黑素细胞中的黑色素分散。与α-黑素细胞刺激素（α-MSH）相比，MCH的分散作用持续时间相对较短。MCH还可诱导牛蛙蝌蚪培养的虹膜细胞聚集。