noun
- hormones produced by the intermediate lobe of the pituitary gland that regulate pigmentation in certain animals
Usage: medical; biology
Examples
- The researcher studied how intermedins affect skin color changes in amphibians.
- Intermedins play a crucial role in the pigmentation process of many vertebrates.
- The pituitary gland releases intermedins to control melanin production.
- Scientists discovered that intermedins are less active in mammals than in fish.
- The intermediate lobe produces intermedins that influence chromatophore activity.