Corticotropin-like intermediate peptide
- Corticotropin-like intermediate peptide
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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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