- relaxin
- n.a hormone, secreted by the placenta in the terminal stages of pregnancy, that causes the cervix (neck) of the uterus to dilate and prepares the uterus for the action of oxytocin during labour.
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relaxin — relaxin. См. релаксин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Relaxin — Relaxin, gegen Ende der Schwangerschaft von Uterus und Placenta gebildetes ⇒ Sexualhormon, das vor der Geburt die Symphyse des mütterlichen Beckens erweitert … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
relaxin — ☆ relaxin [ri lak′sin ] n. [ RELAX + IN1] a polypeptide hormone associated with pregnancy, used experimentally to relax the pelvic ligaments, as in childbirth … English World dictionary
Relaxin — For the Miles Davis album, see Relaxin with the Miles Davis Quintet . protein Name = Relaxin 1 caption = width = HGNCid = 10026 Symbol = RLN1 AltSymbols = EntrezGene = 6013 OMIM = 179730 RefSeq = UniProt = PDB = ECnumber = Chromosome = 9 Arm = q… … Wikipedia
Relaxin — Relaxine sind Peptidhormone in Wirbeltieren, die erstmals 1926 von Frederick Lee Hisaw beschrieben wurden. Im Menschen sind drei Relaxine bekannt, ebenso wie vier Relaxin Rezeptoren, wobei sowohl Relaxin 1 und 2 an die Relaxin Rezeptoren 1 und 2… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Relaxin — A hormone produced during pregnancy that facilitates the birth process by causing a softening and lengthening of the cervix and the pubic symphysis (the place where the pubic bones come together). Relaxin also inhibits contractions of the uterus… … Medical dictionary
relaxin — Polypeptide hormone produced by corpus luteum and found in the blood of pregnant animals. Acts, as its name suggests, to cause muscle relaxation during parturition. Human relaxin has an A chain of 24 amino acids and a B chain of 29. Has… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Relaxin — Re|la|xin [lat. relaxare = erweitern, lockern, nachlassen, erholen; ↑ in (3)], das; s, e; Abk.: RLX: den weiblichen Sexualhormonen zugerechnetes, aus zwei Peptidketten mit 24 bzw. 32 Aminosäureresten bestehendes Peptid Hormon (MG 6333), das für… … Universal-Lexikon
Relaxin/insulin-like family peptide receptor 1 — Relaxin/insulin like family peptide receptor 1, also known as RXFP1, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: RXFP1 relaxin/insulin like family peptide receptor 1| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView… … Wikipedia
Relaxin/insulin-like family peptide receptor 2 — Relaxin/insulin like family peptide receptor 2, also known as RXFP2, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: RXFP2 relaxin/insulin like family peptide receptor 2| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView… … Wikipedia
Relaxin/insulin-like family peptide receptor 3 — Relaxin/insulin like family peptide receptor 3, also known as RXFP3, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: RXFP3 relaxin/insulin like family peptide receptor 3| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView… … Wikipedia
