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: Danielle J. Glynn, Kee Heng, Darryl L. Russell, David J. Sharkey, Sarah A. Robertson, Ravinder Anand-Ivell, Richard Ivell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2017.00422/full