About this book
Introduction
Relaxin, perhaps more than any other hormone, has a varied history of eliciting enthusiasm, rejection, skepticism, and long lapses of neglect. Long after its discovery, it was a hormone in search of a physiological role in humans. Today, relaxin is implicated in mammary growth, development and function, ionotropic and chronotropic action on the heart, and angiogenic activity in both the peripheral tissues and the endometrium. It is best known for its effect on the uterus and the symphysis pubis in preparation for parturition. However, the literature suggests that not all functions occur in one species. This book describes how to obtain the necessary molecules or derivatives for research, reaching right into the design of new molecules for specific applications.
Keywords
Proteine Zellkultur, tierische cell cell culture endocrines growth hormone insulin-like protein protein structure proteins receptor relaxin synthesis tissue
Bibliographic information
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-12909-8
- Copyright Information Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1998
- Publisher Name Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
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- Print ISBN 978-3-662-12911-1
- Online ISBN 978-3-662-12909-8
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