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The frog on the left was injected with MSH, causing a change in skin color within

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The frog on the left was injected with MSH, causing a change in skin color within minutes due to a rapid redistribution of pigment granules in specialized skin cells. Using what you know about neuroendocrine signaling, explain how a frog could use MSH to match its skin coloration to that of its surroundings.

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QUESTION:

The frog on the left was injected with MSH, causing a change in skin color within minutes due to a rapid redistribution of pigment granules in specialized skin cells. Using what you know about neuroendocrine signaling, explain how a frog could use MSH to match its skin coloration to that of its surroundings.

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MSH is a peptide hormone that acts as a neurotransmitter, and is synthesized by the hypothalamic-pituitary axis (HPA). When it binds to its target cells, it stimulates production of the hor

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