Is calling MT ‘just a tan peptide’ missing its CNS and metabolic effects?

Ignores CNS signaling and metabolic shifts

Melanocortin effects extend beyond tanning skin

Melanocortin receptors drive central effects too

Calling it tan only misses physiology entirely

More than tanning affects brain pathways

CNS and metabolic actions are well known

Central effects go beyond pigmentation

Brain signaling plays a real role

Melanocortin receptors act centrally too

CNS impact makes it more complex