Lipotropin is a hormone produced by the cleavage of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC). The anterior pituitary gland produces the pro-hormone POMC which is then cleaved again to form adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) and β-lipotropin (β-LPH).
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