... [5]. In the present minireview, the expression of relaxin-3 in the brain, and particularly its functions, including the stress response and food intake, are described.Expression of relaxin-3 in the ... consists of sig-nal peptides, and a B-chain, C-peptide and A-chain,and contains the RXXXRXXI motif in the B chain(B12–B19 in human) for binding to the relaxin recep-tor [3]. Similar to insulin, ... expressed in the brain and testis. In rodent brain, ana-tomical studies have revealed its predominant expression in neurons of the nucleus incertus of the dorsal pons, and a few other regions of the...