Relaksin Hormonu. Relaxin alters the properties of cartilage and tendon by activating collagenase. It also inhibits contraction of the uterus and may play a role in timing of parturition.
In men relaxin is secreted by the prostate gland. Recent studies have revealed effects of relaxin on other systems in the body. It probably plays a paracrine role in the human and thus peripheral serum levels may not always reflect its activity.
Men also have relaxin which comes from the prostate gland and is found in semen but in men it does not circulate in the blood.
Relaxin in common usage the two-chain peptide hormone H2 relaxin which belongs to the relaxin peptide family in the insulin superfamily of hormones. Fungsi hormon relaksin adalah. In people with a uterus its produced inside a structure called the corpus luteum. Hormon ini sangat berperan dalam percepatan proses persalinan wanita.