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Relaxin Receptors and a Study of the Physiological Roles of Relaxin

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Relaxin

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This paper will be divided into two sections, the first dealing with our work on relaxin receptors and the second with the current evidence for relaxin being a physiologically important hormone in the non-pregnant animal.

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  1. Departments of Anatomy & Reproductive Biology and Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822, USA

    Gillian D. Bryant-Greenwood, Rosalia Mercado-Simmen, Sandra Y. Yamamoto, R. F. Arakaki, F. D. A. Uchima & F. C. Greenwood

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Bryant-Greenwood, G.D., Mercado-Simmen, R., Yamamoto, S.Y., Arakaki, R.F., Uchima, F.D.A., Greenwood, F.C. (1982). Relaxin Receptors and a Study of the Physiological Roles of Relaxin. In: Anderson, R.R. (eds) Relaxin. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 143. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3368-5_27

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