Name: | Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1 |
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Description: | A melanocortin receptor subtype found primarily in MELANOCYTES. It shows specificity for ALPHA-MSH and ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE. Loss of function mutations of the type 1 melanocortin receptor account for the majority of red hair and fair skin recessive traits in human. |
Synonyms: |
Receptor, MC1; Receptor, Melanocyte Melanocortin; Melanocortin 1 Receptor; Melanocortin Receptor, Melanocyte; Melanocortin-1 Receptor; Receptor, Melanocortin 1; Melanocyte Melanocortin Receptor; Receptor, Melanocortin-1; Melanocortin Receptor 1; MC1 Receptor.
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