propiomelanocortin

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propiomelanocortin

  1. Misspelling of proopiomelanocortin.
    • 2009 February 6, Martin G. Myers Jr., “CELL BIOLOGY: Moonlighting in Mitochondria”, in Science[1], volume 323, number 5915, →DOI, pages 723–724:
      For instance, the adipocytokine leptin activates Stat3 in hypothalamic neurons to promote the expression of the catabolic neuropeptide, propiomelanocortin, thereby regulating whole-body energy intake and metabolism.