"Relaxin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A water-soluble polypeptide (molecular weight approximately 8,000) extractable from the corpus luteum of pregnancy. It produces relaxation of the pubic symphysis and dilation of the uterine cervix in certain animal species. Its role in the human pregnant female is uncertain. (Dorland, 28th ed)
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D012065
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.334.734.769 D06.472.699.715 D12.644.548.762
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Relaxin" by people in Profiles.
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Wang EY, Kuzmanov U, Smith JB, Dou W, Rafatian N, Lai BFL, Lu RXZ, Wu Q, Yazbeck J, Zhang XO, Sun Y, Gramolini A, Radisic M. An organ-on-a-chip model for pre-clinical drug evaluation in progressive non-genetic cardiomyopathy. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2021 11; 160:97-110.
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Hernandez-Montfort JA, Arora S, Slawsky MT. Relaxin for treatment of acute heart failure: making the case for treating targeted patient profiles. Curr Heart Fail Rep. 2013 Sep; 10(3):198-203.
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Thannickal VJ, Flaherty KR, Martinez FJ, Lynch JP. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: emerging concepts on pharmacotherapy. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2004 Aug; 5(8):1671-86.