Relaxin

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Broader Terms

peptide hormone, reproductive hormone

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• Human seminal relaxin is a product of the same gene as human luteal relaxin.
• ” Relaxin production increases as birth approaches in many species, but in humans it declines, and blood levels are extremely low in the third trimester when relaxin is needed the most, Sherwood said.
• 283, Issue 2, R347-R348, August 2002 EDITORIAL FOCUS Relaxin is a vasodilator hormone Ole Sktt and Anthony M.
• Background: Relaxin is a protein hormone composed of two amino acid chains.
• Relaxin is a powerful dilator of systemic resistance arteries secreted by the heart that may contribute to cardiovascular regulation.

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