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Category:GO:0008502 ! melatonin receptor activity
name: melatonin receptor activity
namespace: molecular_function
def: "Combining with melatonin, N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine, to initiate a change in cell activity. Melatonin is a neuroendocrine substance that stimulates the aggregation of melanosomes in melanophores, thus lightening the skin." [GOC:ai, ISBN:0198506732]
is_a: GO:0004930 ! G protein-coupled receptor activity
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<GOterm>GO:0008502</GOterm>
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