Adipose tissue and Melanocortin

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Difference between Adipose tissue and Melanocortin

Adipose tissue vs. Melanocortin

In biology, adipose tissue, body fat, or simply fat is a loose connective tissue composed mostly of adipocytes. The melanocortins are a group of peptide hormones which include adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and the different forms of melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH), and are derived from proopiomelanocortin (POMC) in the pituitary gland.

Similarities between Adipose tissue and Melanocortin

Adipose tissue and Melanocortin have 1 thing in common (in Unionpedia): Leptin.

Leptin

Leptin (from Greek λεπτός leptos, "thin"), "the hormone of energy expenditure", is a hormone predominantly made by adipose cells that helps to regulate energy balance by inhibiting hunger.

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What Adipose tissue and Melanocortin have in common
What are the similarities between Adipose tissue and Melanocortin

Adipose tissue and Melanocortin Comparison

Adipose tissue has 162 relations, while Melanocortin has 10. As they have in common 1, the Jaccard index is 0.58% = 1 / (162 + 10).

References

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