Open AccessRelaxin in the Male1
Author(s) -
Gerson Weiss
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
biology of reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.366
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 1529-7268
pISSN - 0006-3363
DOI - 10.1095/biolreprod40.2.197
Subject(s) - relaxin , biology , semen , sperm , infertility , andrology , motility , sperm motility , medicine , endocrinology , prostate , hormone , pregnancy , anatomy , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , genetics , cancer
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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