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Corpora lutea from 12 pregnant women were prepared for immunohistochemical localization of relaxin using a highly specific antiserum. A positive response is given by luteal cells that are diffusely distributed throughout the corpus luteum. These cells do not form a distinctive group in any particular area. A negative response is seen in the adjacent ovarian tissue, and also in nongestational corpora lutea in an early luteal phase.
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Mathieu, P., Rahier, J. & Thomas, K. Localization of relaxin in human gestational corpus luteum. Cell Tissue Res. 219, 213–216 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00210030
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