Male seminal relaxin contributes to induction of the post-mating cytokine response in the female mouse uterus

The hormone relaxin is important in female reproduction for embryo implantation, cardiovascular function, and during labor and lactation. Relaxin is also synthesized in males by organs of the male tract. We hypothesized that relaxin might be one component of seminal plasma responsible for eliciting...

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Main Authors: Glynn, Danielle J., Heng, Kee, Russell, Darryl L., Sharkey, David J., Robertson, Sarah A., Anand-Ivell, Ravinder, Ivell, Richard
Format: Article
Published: Frontiers Research Foundation 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47468/