Alpha-MSH (Alpha-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone)

Protocol	Fluorescent EIA Kit (PDF)
Sample Preparation	Blood collection Plasma extraction Tissue extraction CSF extraction
Catalog #	FEK-043-01
Standard Size	96 well plate
Sensitivity	Minimum Detectable Concentration = 20 pg/ml
Range	0-10000 pg/ml
Linear Range	20-384 pg/ml
Cross Reactivity	Peptide Crossreactivity α-MSH (Human, Rat, Mouse) 100 Des Ac-alpha-MSH  79 α-MSH (4-13) (Ac-(Cys4, d-Phe7, Cys10)) 16.3 Neuropeptide Y (Human, Rat) 0 CART (55-102) (Human) 0 AGRP (83-132)-NH2 (Human) 0 ACTH (Human) 0 Leptin (Human) 0
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Preliminary Plasma Levels

Sample Type	Human Extracted* Plasma (Pooled)
Linear Range **	13.3-601 pg/ml
ED50	61.33 pg/ml
Sample Level	7.2 pg/ml

* Extraction was performed on human plasma as described in the extraction protocol.

** Linear Range varies by lot.

Note: Sample level represents preliminary findings based on one experiment, using a relatively small sample size. Value is intended to demonstrate efficacy, but does not represent levels in all possible samples.

Links to the publications that use this kit:

Shi-Bing Yang, An-Chi Tien, Gayatri Boddupalli, et al, Rapamycin Ameliorates Age-Dependent Obesity Associated with Increased mTOR Signaling in Hypothalamic POMC Neurons.
Neuron. 2012 Aug 9;75(3):425-36. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.03.043.