Pigment-dispersing factor homolog |
Pigment epithelium-derived factor |
ASH |
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[pigment-dispersing hormone]
these hormones, sometimes collectively referred to as chromatophorotropins, chromatophorotropic hormones, or color-change hormones, or blanching hormones, have been described first in crustaceans. They are involved in light-dark adaptation and regulate reversible colour changes observed in these animals by eliciting the translocation of pigment granules within specialized epithelial cells known as chromatophores. Unlike pigment-concentrating hormones, which concentrate pigment granules, pigment-dispersing hormones act as blanching hormones that cause the dispersion of pigments.
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