Relaxin: Hormone, Production In Pregnancy & Function - Cleveland Clinic
WEBOct 17, 2022 · Relaxin is a reproductive hormone produced by your ovaries and the placenta. It loosens and relaxes your muscles, joints and ligaments during pregnancy to help your body stretch. Relaxin also helps your body prepare for delivery by loosening the muscles and ligaments in your pelvis.
Relaxin - Wikipedia
WEBRelaxin is a protein hormone of about 6000 Da, [1] first described in 1926 by Frederick Hisaw. [2][3]
What Is the Relaxin Hormone During Pregnancy? - HealthCentral
WEBJan 18, 2023 · The relaxin hormone, made by your ovary and placenta during pregnancy, relaxes ligaments and widens the cervix. This hormone plays an important role during pregnancy as well as in your menstrual...
Relaxin | Hormones
WEBRelaxin is a hormone produced by the ovary and the placenta with important effects in the female reproductive system and during pregnancy. In preparation for childbirth, it relaxes the ligaments in the pelvis and softens and widens the cervix.
Relaxin | Pregnancy, Postpartum & Reproduction | Britannica
WEBRelaxin, in common usage, the two-chain peptide hormone H2 relaxin, which belongs to the relaxin peptide family in the insulin superfamily of hormones. The relaxin peptide family includes six other related hormones: the insulin-like peptides H1 relaxin, INSL3, INSL4, INSL5, INSL6, and INSL7 (also.
The effect of relaxin on the musculoskeletal system - PMC
WEBNov 28, 2013 · Relaxin is a hormone structurally related to insulin and insulin-like growth factor, which exerts its regulatory effect on the musculoskeletal and other systems through binding to its receptor in various tissues, mediated by different signaling pathways. Relaxin alters the properties of cartilage and tendon by activating collagenase.
Relaxin in Human Pregnancy - PMC - National Center for …
WEBIn women, pregnancy can be established and maintained in the absence of circulating relaxin. Thus, local synthesis is necessary if relaxin plays a physiological role in human endometrial function. Relaxin protein and prorelaxin C peptide have been localized to human endometrium.
Relaxin Hormone | Effects On Conception, Pregnancy And Birth
WEBOct 9, 2023 · Relaxin hormone is best known for its effects on the female reproductive system and, specifically, for the significant role it plays in the menstrual cycle. Relaxin does have a role outside of menstruation, however; it has effects on other organs and areas of the body, in both males and females.
Unveiling the Vasodilatory Actions and Mechanisms of Relaxin
WEBMay 24, 2010 · Relaxin is a 6-kDa peptide hormone that is secreted from the corpus luteum of the ovary and circulates in the blood during pregnancy in several species, including humans, rats, and mice 1 (see Appendix for relaxin ligand and receptor nomenclature).
Relaxin and the Cardiovascular System: from Basic Science to …
WEBThis article reviews the physiologic actions of relaxin on the cardiovascular system and its relevance in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease. We summarize the most updated clinical data and discuss future directions …