Relaxin gene family in teleosts: phylogeny, syntenic mapping, selective constraint, andexpression analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In recent years, the relaxin family of signaling molecules has been shown to play diverse roles in mammalian physiology, but little is known about its diversity or physiology in teleosts, an infraclass of the bony fishes comprising ~...

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Main Authors: Glen Peter, Bogerd Jan, Harron Scott, Yegorov Sergey, Good-Avila Sara V, Ozon James, Wilson Brian C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/293