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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2014 Mar;21(2):134–151. doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2013.09.004

Table 1.

Components of the melanocortin hormone system.

The melanocortin system
Ligands ACTH; α-MSH, β-MSH, γ-MSH
Receptors melanocortin receptor type 1~5 (Class A G-protein coupled receptors)
Antagonists Agouti signaling protein (ASIP); Agouti related protein (AgRP)