Relaxin-Family Peptide Receptors 1 and 2 Are Fully Functional in the Bovine

In most mammals the peptide hormone relaxin is a key physiological component regulating early pregnancy and birth. However, synteny analysis shows that the gene encoding ovarian relaxin-2 is deleted in cows and sheep. While, these ruminants appear to exhibit a relaxin-like physiology, as in other ma...

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Main Authors: Yanzhenzi Dai, Richard Ivell, Xuan Liu, Dana Janowski, Ravinder Anand-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.2017.00359/full