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Melatonin Receptors

Known as: Receptors, Melatonin [Chemical/Ingredient], Receptors, Melatonin, Receptor, Melatonin 
Members of the G protein-coupled superfamily of receptors. Two pharmacologically distinct high affinity melatonin receptors have been identified… 
National Institutes of Health

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G Protein-Coupled Receptor GenesG Protein-Coupled Receptor SignalingIn BloodIntegral Membrane Proteins

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Receptor, Melatonin, 1CReceptor, Melatonin, MT3

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Review
2010
Review
2010
International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. LXXV. Nomenclature, Classification, and Pharmacology of G Protein-Coupled Melatonin Receptors
The hormone melatonin (5-methoxy-N-acetyltryptamine) is synthesized primarily in the pineal gland and retina, and in several… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Medical implications of melatonin: receptor-mediated and receptor-independent actions.
The functional versatility and diversity of melatonin has exceeded everyone's expectations. The evidence is substantial that… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Functional MT1 and MT2 melatonin receptors in mammals
Melatonin, dubbed the hormone of darkness, is known to regulate a wide variety of physiological processes in mammals. This review… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Molecular pharmacology, regulation and function of mammalian melatonin receptors.
Melatonin (5-methoxy-N-acetyltryptamine), dubbed the hormone of darkness, is released following a circadian rhythm with high… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Cellular mechanisms of melatonin action.
The pineal hormone melatonin is involved in photic regulations of various kinds, including adaptation to light intensity, daily… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Selective MT2 melatonin receptor antagonists block melatonin‐mediated phase advances of circadian rhythms
This study demonstrates the involvement of the MT2 (Mel1b) melatonin receptor in mediating phase advances of circadian activity… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Molecular characterization of a second melatonin receptor expressed in human retina and brain: the Mel1b melatonin receptor.
A G protein-coupled receptor for the pineal hormone melatonin was recently cloned from mammals and designated the Mel1a melatonin… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Identification of melatonin in plants and its effects on plasma melatonin levels and binding to melatonin receptors in vertebrates.
Twenty-four edible plants were investigated for the presence of melatonin, heretofore considered to be a molecule found only in… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Cloning and characterization of a mammalian melatonin receptor that mediates reproductive and circadian responses
Review
1993
Review
1993
The melatonin rhythm: both a clock and a calendar
The paper briefly reviews the data which shows that the circadian production and secretion of melatonin by the pineal gland can… 
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