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What does relaxin mean?

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  1. (biochemistry) A peptide hormone of the insulin superfamily.
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The hormone relaxin is released in your system in increased levels during your pregnancy so be more careful to not overload the body with impact and stretch much more gently.
In addition, the increase in production of the hormone relaxin causes a loosening of the connective tissue around those joints and creates instability.
On May 23, 2001, Connetics announced that it would pursue licensing or other strategic alternatives for its relaxin program.
It mimics a human hormone known as relaxin.
On December 23, Novartis announced a definitive agreement to acquire Corthera Inc, gaining worldwide rights to relaxin for the treatment of acute heart failure.
Functional roles for relaxin within human reproductive tissues have also been implicated during placentation, parturition, and lactation.

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