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Summary
The hormone relaxin is known to be important in pregnancy but its receptor has long remained elusive. In a Perspective, Ivell discusses the identification of receptors for relaxin and its close relative relaxin-like factor ( Hsu et al.), and the finding that relaxin is far more than just a reproductive hormone.