"Relaxin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A water-soluble polypeptide (molecular weight approximately 8,000) extractable from the corpus luteum of pregnancy. It produces relaxation of the pubic symphysis and dilation of the uterine cervix in certain animal species. Its role in the human pregnant female is uncertain. (Dorland, 28th ed)
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D012065
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.334.734.769 D06.472.699.715 D12.644.548.762
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The disposition of a human relaxin (hRlx-2) in pregnant and nonpregnant rats. Pharm Res. 1992 Mar; 9(3):419-24.