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The actions of relaxin on the human cardiovascular system

The insulin‐like peptide relaxin, originally identified as a hormone of pregnancy, is now known to exert a range of pleiotropic effects including vasodilatory, anti‐fibrotic, angiogenic, anti‐apoptotic and anti‐inflammatory effects in both males and females. Relaxin produces these effects by binding...

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Published in:Br J Pharmacol
Main Authors: Sarwar, Mohsin, Du, Xiao‐Jun, Dschietzig, Thomas B, Summers, Roger J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5406304/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27239943
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bph.13523
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