afamelanotide

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|pharmaceutical drug}} A [[synthetic]] [[analogue]] of the naturally-occurring [[melanocortin]] [[peptide]] [[hormone]] alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) that has been shown to induce skin [[pigmentation]] through [[melanogenesis]].

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