Luteal and hypophyseal expression of the canine relaxin (RLN) system during pregnancy: Implications for luteotropic function.

Luteal and hypophyseal expression of the canine relaxin (RLN) system during pregnancy: Implications for luteotropic function.

By acting through its receptors (RXFP1, RXFP2), relaxin (RLN) exerts species-specific effects during pregnancy; possible luteotropic effects through stimulation of prolactin (PRL) release have been suggested. In the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) serum PRL increases in pregnant bitches shortl...

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Main Authors: Marta Nowak, Alois Boos, Mariusz P Kowalewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5783387?pdf=render

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