A melanotroph (or melanotrope) is a cell in the pituitary gland that generates melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α‐MSH) from its precursor pro-opiomelanocortin.
Chronic stress can induce the secretion of α‐MSH in melanotrophs and lead to their subsequent degeneration.
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