melanin-concentrating hormone activity

id: GO:0030354
name: melanin-concentrating hormone activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The action characteristic of melanin-concentrating hormone, a cyclic peptide hormone that, upon receptor binding, induces melanin aggregation in melanocytes, and is also involved in regulating food intake and energy balance in mammals.

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0005179hormone activity