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Hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy
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relaxin
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Relaxin is a protein hormone of about 6000 Da first described in 1926 by Frederick Hisaw. The relaxin-like peptide family belongs in the insulin superfamily and consists of 7 peptides of high structural but low sequence similarity; relaxin-1 ( RLN1 ), 2 ...
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n. (context biochemistry English) A peptide hormone of the insulin superfamily.
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n. hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy; relaxes the pelvic ligaments and prepares the uterus for labor
Usage examples of relaxin.
A wonderful evening lay ahead of her, she assured herself, relaxin gas they pulled away from the curb.
So you cant walk it off, you have to just sit, or lay, on the bunk, and do all your relaxin in your mind.