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AB5087

Anti-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone α Antibody

serum, Chemicon®

Synonym(s):

alpha-MSH, POMC, Pro-opiomelanocortin, Corticotropin-lipotropin precursor

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UNSPSC Code:
12352203
NACRES:
NA.41
eCl@ss:
32160702
Conjugate:
unconjugated
Clone:
polyclonal
Application:
immunohistochemistry
radioimmunoassay
Technique(s):
immunohistochemistry: suitable
radioimmunoassay: suitable
Citations:
62
Uniprot accession no.:
P01189

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Product Name

Anti-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone α Antibody, serum, Chemicon®

biological source

sheep

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

serum

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

species reactivity (predicted by homology)

mammals

manufacturer/tradename

Chemicon®

technique(s)

immunohistochemistry: suitable
radioimmunoassay: suitable

NCBI accession no.

NM_000939.2
NM_001035256.1

UniProt accession no.

P01189

shipped in

wet ice

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Quality Level

300

Gene Information

human ... POMC(5443)

Analysis Note

Control
Hypothalamus

Application

Anti-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone Antibody, α detects level of Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone & has been published & validated for use in IH, RIA.
Immunohistochemistry: 1:10,000-1:50,000 on 4% paraformaldehyde fixed tissue.

RIA: 1:250,000-1:300,000.

Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.
Research Category
Neuroscience
Research Sub Category
CNS Control of Metabolism

Hormones & Receptors

Biochem/physiol Actions

Specific for alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (aMSH), C-terminal.

Disclaimer

Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.

Immunogen

MSH conjugated with bovine thyroglobulin.

Physical form

Sheep Serum. Liquid. Contains no preservative.
Unpurified

Preparation Note

Maintain for 1 year at -20°C from date of shipment. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap.

Legal Information

CHEMICON is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Fasting differentially regulates expression of agouti-related peptide, pro-opiomelanocortin, prepro-orexin, and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide mRNAs in the hypothalamus of Japanese quail.
D Phillips-Singh, Q Li, S Takeuchi, T Ohkubo, P J Sharp, T Boswell
Cell and Tissue Research null
Nociceptin/orphanin FQ peptide in hypothalamic neurones associated with the control of feeding behaviour.
Maolood N, Meister B
Journal of Neuroendocrinology null
Brain-endocrine interactions: a microvascular route in the mediobasal hypothalamus.
P Ciofi, M Garret, O Lapirot, P Lafon, A Loyens, V Prevot, JE Levine
Endocrinology null
Deletion of the Nhlh2 transcription factor decreases the levels of the anorexigenic peptides alpha melanocyte-stimulating hormone and thyrotropin-releasing hormone and implicates prohormone convertases I and II in obesity.
Enxuan Jing, Eduardo A Nillni, Vanesa C Sanchez, Ronald C Stuart, Deborah J Good
Endocrinology null
Melanocortin 4 receptor-mediated hyperphagia and activation of neuropeptide Y expression in the dorsomedial hypothalamus during lactation
Chen, P. et al.
The Journal of Neuroscience, 24(22), 5091-5100 (2004)
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
AB508704053252736599

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