Relaxin A chain
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[edit] Description
Relaxin [Contains: Relaxin B chain; Relaxin A chain].
[edit] Source Organism
Balaenoptera edeni (Pigmy Bryde's whale).
[edit] Taxomomy
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Cetartiodactyla; Cetacea;Mysticeti; Balaenopteridae; Balaenoptera.
[edit] Subcellular Localization
Secreted.
[edit] Developmental Stage
[edit] Similarity
Belongs to the insulin family.
[edit] Post translational Modification
[edit] Function
Relaxin is an ovarian hormone that acts with estrogen to produce dilatation of the birth canal in many mammals