Relaxin acts directly on rat mammary nipples to stimulate their growth.

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• Publication year

  1995

• Venue

  Endocrinology

• Publication date

  1995-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1210/ENDO.136.7.7789319PMID 7789319
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