Assertion: relaxin | /r/CapableOf | play important role
Facets:
value: in modulating knee laxity
type: PURPOSE
value: in fetal accommodation
type: LOCATION
value: most likely
type: DEGREE
value: in rats
type: LOCATION
value: in species such as rodents
type: OTHER
value: during pregnancy
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Relaxin increases the distensibility of the uterus and may play an important role in fetal accommodation.
text: In dogs, both relaxin and receptors are found in reproductive tissues of females and play important roles during pregnancy; however, their presence in male reproductive tissues remains unclear.
text: In species such as rodents, relaxin plays an important role in modulating joint laxity .
text: In rats however, relaxin most likely plays an important role in modulating knee laxity in view that its receptor expression has been reported both in the patellar tendon and collateral ligaments .
text: Relaxin, an insulin-like growth factor hormone, is detectable in serum during pregnancy and plays an important role in initiating the structural remodelling of the cervix and interpubic ligament in preparation for parturition.10-12 Studies suggest the effects of relaxin are mediated by both a decrease in collagen synthesis and an increase in the production of collagenase and proteoglycanase.13 14
text: Relaxin increases the distensibility of the uterus and may play an important role in fetal accommodation.