Corticotropin-like intermediate peptide

Corticotropin-like intermediate peptide

Corticotropin-like intermediate peptide (CLIP) is a short neuropeptide secreted by the corticotrope cells of the adenohypophysis. Its precursor is ACTH, whose precursor is in turn proopiomelanocortin.

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