INTERACTION OF MELANIN-CONCENTRATING HORMONE (MCH), NEUROPEPTIDE E-I (NEI), NEUROPEPTIDE G-E (NGE), AND α-MSH WITH MELANOCORTIN AND MCH RECEPTORS ON MOUSE B16 MELANOMA CELLS

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