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Review
. 1989 Feb;40(2):197-200.
doi: 10.1095/biolreprod40.2.197.

Relaxin in the male

G Weiss  1
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Relaxin in the male

G Weiss. Biol Reprod. 1989 Feb.

Abstract

Relaxin, a hormone usually associated with pregnancy, has been found in the semen plasma of many species. The prostate gland appears to be a source of relaxin. Relaxin stimulates sperm motility from suboptimal samples and increases sperm penetration into oocytes. Thus, relaxin may be an effective therapeutic agent in male infertility.

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