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In the marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus), relaxin is produced within the corpus luteum (CL) [1–3], serving as the main source of the hormone during the cycle and early pregnancy, like in other primates [4–6]. Relaxin expression is high during the midluteal phase and increases further in early pregnancy, suggesting a possible role in CL maintenance during this period. Furthermore, the circulating relaxin blood levels of early pregnant animals are significantly higher than from non-conceived monkeys, however, compared to the classical animal like pig and rat [7], primates have much lower peripheral relaxin levels suggesting a para/autocrine action in the ovary and uterus.
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Verhagen, S., Einspanier, A. (2001). Relaxin: a luteotrophic factor in the marmoset corpus luteum. In: Tregear, G.W., Ivell, R., Bathgate, R.A., Wade, J.D. (eds) Relaxin 2000. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2877-5_18
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