Term Name: calcitonin receptor activity
Synonyms:
Definition: Combining with calcitonin and transmitting the signal across the membrane by activating an associated G-protein; promotes the exchange of GDP for GTP on the alpha subunit of a heterotrimeric G-protein complex.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004948]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: calcitonin family receptor activity
has_part: calcitonin binding