The hormone of late pregnancy.
Hormone that has an effect similar to that of progesterone, relaxing especially the smooth (internal) muscles of the body.
An insulin-like protein with quite different functions. As the name suggests, tissues soften, relax or give-way upon exposure to it. Produced, for example, in the wall of the preovulatory follicle before ovulation, by the decidua to calm the myometrium of the pregnant uterus, and by the corpus luteum and the placenta to soften the ligaments of the pelvis in preparation for labor and childbirth.
Hormone that relaxes the birth canal during labour; its primary effect is on elastic connective tissues.
reproductive hormone involved in uterine relaxation (some species), reproductive tissue growth, connective tissue remodeling (collagen), cardiovascular, renal system, and brain. Relaxin receptor is G-protein-coupled receptor (relaxin family peptide receptors 1 - 4, RXFP1-4). (More? Urogenital Notes)
The hormone that causes joints and ligaments to soften and become stretched during pregnancy, allowing the pelvic bones to expand more easily during labor and delivery. Relaxin is also responsible for body changes, such as an increase in an expectant motherâ€(tm)s foot size.
A hormone produced by the placenta that increases flexibility in the ligaments and joints of the pelvic area to assist in childbirth.
A hormone that loosens the pubic symphysis; secreted by the placenta.
hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy; relaxes the pelvic ligaments and prepares the uterus for labor
A hormone produced during pregnancy which relaxes the pelvic ligaments and other joints in the body.
The hormone that causes a softening and lengthening of the cervix and the pubic symphysis (the place where the pubic bones come together). During pregnancy, a woman's joints and ligaments will soften and become stretched, so that the pelvic bones will separate more easily in preparation for labor & delivery.
