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. 2010 Dec;94(7):2885-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.06.051. Epub 2010 Jul 23.

Endometrial expression of relaxin and relaxin receptor in endometriosis

Sara S Morelli  1 , Felice Petraglia, Gerson Weiss, Stefano Luisi, Pasquale Florio, Andrea Wojtczuk, Laura T Goldsmith
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Endometrial expression of relaxin and relaxin receptor in endometriosis

Sara S Morelli et al. Fertil Steril. 2010 Dec.

Abstract

Our studies demonstrate significantly lower expression of relaxin and its receptor in ectopic endometriotic tissues than their expression in eutopic endometrium and in endometrium from normal controls. These data suggest that in normal and eutopic endometrium, relaxin may exert a protective effect against endometriosis.

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