melatonin receptor activity

id: GO:0008502
name: melatonin receptor activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: 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.

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