Relaxin in non-pregnant women during ovarian stimulation.
Around pharmacologically induced ovulation, inconstant immunoreactive plasma relaxin concentrations were observed. Increasing levels appear during HCG or LH-RH induced lutinization. These values remain high as long as the corpus luteum is sustained. These observations may suggest that relaxin has a role during early luteinization and during the non-gestational lifespan of the corpus luteum in women.
D002996:Clomiphene / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003338:Corpus Luteum / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D010060:Ovulation; D010062:Ovulation Induction; D012065:Relaxin / Q000097:blood*
D002996:Clomiphene; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D012065:Relaxin