title: Relaxin.
abstract: The past decade has seen major advances in understanding the chemistry of relaxin. Sensitive radioimmunoassays have allowed description of the secretion patterns of relaxin in several species. It is likely that technical advances in the near future will provide significant quantities of human relaxin as well as monoclonal antibodies to various relaxins. These tools should clarify the physiological roles of relaxin, elucidate its mechanisms of action, and enable testing of human relaxin as a potentially useful pharmacological agent.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000502:physiology; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009215:Myometrium / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011631:Pubic Symphysis / Q000502:physiology; D012065:Relaxin / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D012661:Semen / Q000032:analysis; D013045:Species Specificity; D014599:Uterus / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D012065:Relaxin