MCR	melanocortin receptor
MC1R	melanocortin-1 receptor
MC2R	melanocortin-2 receptor
MC3R	melanocortin-3 receptor
MC4R	melanocortin-4 receptor
MC5R	melanocortin-5 receptor
MSH	melanocyte-stimulating hormone
ACTH	adrenocorticotropic hormone
POMC	proopiomelanocortin
AgRP	agouti-related peptide
ASIP	agouti-signaling protein or agouti
GPCR	G protein-coupled receptor
LEAP2	liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide 2
CNS	central nervous system
ARC	arcuate nucleus
VWN	ventromedial nucleus
TMD	transmembrane domain
ECL	extracellular loop
ICL	intracellular loop
SNP	single-nucleotide polymorphism
WT	wild type
cAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate
ICV	intracerebroventricular injection
DEG	differentially expressed gene
FSH	follicle-stimulating hormone
LH	luteinizing hormone
GnRH	gonadotropin-releasing hormone
PRL	prolactin
MRAP	melanocortin 2-receptor accessory protein
PKA	protein kinase A
PKC	protein kinase C
AC	adenylyl cyclase
PLC	phospholipase C
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
AKT	protein kinase B
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
PVH	paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
POC	proopiocortin
POM	proopiomelanotropin