" ...Relaxin has been reported to reduce fibrosis in the kidney, heart,
lung, and liver and to promote wound healing. Also, probably through its
vasodilatory actions, relaxin protects the heart from ischemia-induced
injury."

Relaxin's physiological roles and other diverse actions.

Sherwood OD - Endocr Rev - 01-APR-2004; 25(2): 205-34
From NIH/NLM MEDLINE 

Author Affiliation:
Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and College of
Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 524 Burrill Hall,
407 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, USA. [log in to unmask]

Authors:
Sherwood OD

I hope this helps

Jan Aken Rn IBCLC 

 


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