The role of relaxin family receptor 1 and 2 (RXFP1 and RXFP2) in gender- specific physiology and pathology

In most female mammals the peptide hormone relaxin plays an important role in reproductive physiologies, such as decidualisation, lactation, implantation, birth, uterine vascularization, and uterine quiescence, as well as maintaining systemic osmolarity during pregnancy. Both relaxin and the structu...

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Main Author: Alhujaili, Waleed
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/66734/