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Relaxin is essential for renal vasodilation during pregnancy in conscious rats by Novak, J, Danielson, L A, Kerchner, L J, Sherwood, O D, Ramirez, R J, Moalli, P A, Conrad, K P

“…Marked vasodilation in the kidney and other nonreproductive organs is one of the earliest maternal adaptations to occur during pregnancy. Despite the…”
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The Extent to which Relaxin Promotes Proliferation and Inhibits Apoptosis of Cervical Epithelial and Stromal Cells Is Greatest during Late Pregnancy in Rats by Lee, Hyung-Yul, Zhao, Shuangping, Fields, P. A, Sherwood, O. D

“…Relaxin promotes marked growth of the cervix during the second half of rat pregnancy, and this growth is accompanied by an increase in both epithelial and…”
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Identification of specific relaxin-binding cells in the cervix, mammary glands, nipples, small intestine, and skin of pregnant pigs by Min, G. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.), Sherwood, O.D

“…We previously demonstrated that relaxin promotes growth and softening of the cervix and development of the mammary glands in the pregnant pig. An important…”
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Monoclonal Antibodies Specific for Rat Relaxin. X. Endogenous Relaxin Induces Changes in the Histological Characteristics of the Rat Vagina During the Second Half of Pregnancy by Zhao, Shuangping, Sherwood, O. D

“…This study employed morphometric analysis to evaluate changes in the histological characteristics that accompany relaxin-induced growth and softening of the…”
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Identification of Specific Relaxin-Binding Cells in the Human Female by KOHSAKA, T, GYESIK MIN, LUKAS, G, TRUPIN, S, CAMPBELL, E. T, SHERWOOD, O. D

“…Relaxin is secreted during pregnancy, but it has no verified effects in humans. The objective of the present study was to identify the cells containing…”
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Clinical Use of Relaxin to Facilitate Birth: Reasons for Investigating the Premise by LEE, HYUNG-YUL, ZHAO, SHUANGPING, FIELDS, P A, SHERWOOD, O.D

“…: In the United States, both medical and nonmedical factors have driven the cesarean section rate to over 26% of all deliveries. In addition to questions of…”
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Porcine and Human Relaxin Bioactivity: Bioactivities of Porcine Relaxin and Human Relaxin Do Not Differ in Mice and Rats by ZHAO, SHUANGPING, LEE, HYUNG-YUL, SHERWOOD, O.D

“…: This study compares the bioactivity of porcine relaxin‐1 to that of recombinant human relaxin‐2 in mice and rats. The effects of the two hormone preparations…”
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Relaxin Increases the Accumulation of New Epithelial and Stromal Cells in the Rat Cervix during the Second Half of Pregnancy by Burger, Laura L., Sherwood, O. D.

“…Abstract Both cervical and vaginal growth are relaxin dependent during rat pregnancy. We recently reported a relaxin-dependent 1.5-fold increase in cervical…”
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Evidence that cellular proliferation contributes to relaxin-induced growth of both the vagina and the cervix in the pregnant rat by Burger, L L, Sherwood, O D

“…It is well established that cervical growth during rat pregnancy is relaxin dependent. The first objective of this study was to determine if relaxin also…”
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Localization of specific relaxin-binding cells in the ovary and testis of pigs by Min, G. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.), Sherwood, O.D

“…It is not known whether relaxin has physiological roles in the gonads in mammalian species. Limited evidence indicates that relaxin may act locally to regulate…”
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Role of Relaxin and Estrogen in the Control of Eosinophilic Invasion and Collagen Remodeling in Rat Cervical Tissue at Term by LUQUE, E. H, MUNOZ DE TORO, M. M, RAMOS, J. G, RODRIGUEZ, H. A, SHERWOOD, O. D

“…Ripening and dilation of the rat cervix at term involves a widespread reduction in the density and organization of collagen fibers following a…”
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Evidence that systemic relaxin promotes moderate water consumption during late pregnancy in rats by Omi, E C, Zhao, S, Shanks, R D, Sherwood, O D

“…The protein hormone relaxin is secreted by the ovaries throughtout the second half of the 23 day pregnancy in the rat. We recently reported that neutralization…”
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Monoclonal antibodies specific for rat relaxin. VII. Passive immunization with monoclonal antibodies throughout the second half of pregnancy prevents development of normal mammary nipple morphology and function in rats by Kuenzi, M J, Sherwood, O D

“…We recently demonstrated that relaxin-dependent development of the mammary nipples during the second half of pregnancy is required for pup survival during…”
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Effects of relaxin on rat atrial myocytes. I. Inhibition of I(to) via PKA-dependent phosphorylation by Piedras-Rentería, E S, Sherwood, O D, Best, P M

“…The peptide hormone relaxin has direct, positive inotropic and chronotropic effects on rat hearts in vivo and in vitro. Relaxin's effects on the…”
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Effects of relaxin on rat atrial myocytes. II. Increased calcium influx derived from action potential prolongation by Piedras-Rentería, E S, Sherwood, O D, Best, P M

“…Relaxin produces positive inotropic and chronotropic effects in rat hearts. The effect of relaxin on the action potential duration (APD) of single quiescent…”
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Effects of relaxin on lactational performance in ovariectomized gilts by Zaleski, H.M. (University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI.), Winn, R.J, Jennings, R.L, Sherwood, O.D

“…In gilts, mammary lobulo-alveolar growth begins on about Day 80 of gestation and continues progressively until term. Relaxin in concert with estrogen plays a…”
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Relaxin Stimulates Uterine Edema via Activation of Estrogen Receptors: Blockade of its Effects Using ICI 182,789, a Specific Estrogen Receptor Antagonist by Pillai, Suresh B, Rockwell, L. Christie, Sherwood, O. D, Koos, Robert D

“…Relaxin’s ability to stimulate uterine growth is well established. The mechanisms by which relaxin exerts this effect, however, remain unclear. In light of…”
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Immunohistochemical localization of specific relaxin-binding cells in the cervix, mammary glands, and nipples of pregnant rats by Kuenzi, M J, Sherwood, O D

“…Previously, we demonstrated that endogenous circulating relaxin promotes the growth and softening of the cervix, the development of the mammary glands, and the…”
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Relaxin is a potent renal vasodilator in conscious rats by Danielson, L A, Sherwood, O D, Conrad, K P

“…The kidneys and other nonreproductive organs vasodilate during early gestation; however, the "pregnancy hormones" responsible for the profound vasodilation of…”
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Evidence that endogenous relaxin promotes growth of the vagina and uterus during pregnancy in gilts by MIN, G, HARTZOG, M. G, JENNINGS, R. L, WINN, R. J, SHERWOOD, O. D

“…Recently, it was demonstrated that endogenous relaxin promotes growth of the vagina during the second half of pregnancy in rats and that administration of…”
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