Male seminal relaxin contributes to induction of the post-mating cytokine response in the female mouse uterus
(2017)
Journal Article
Glynn, D. J., Heng, K., Russell, D. L., Sharkey, D. J., Robertson, S. A., Anand-Ivell, R., & Ivell, R. (2017). Male seminal relaxin contributes to induction of the post-mating cytokine response in the female mouse uterus. Frontiers in Physiology, 8, Article 422. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2017.00422
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 comp... Read More about Male seminal relaxin contributes to induction of the post-mating cytokine response in the female mouse uterus.