... that of other relaxin proteins involved in the growth and remodeling of reproductive and other tissues during pregnancy [10]. In the mouse and rat brain, relaxin-3 expression wasreported to be ... relaxins,relaxin-3 is mainly 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 ... including the stress response and food intake, are described.Expression of relaxin-3 in the brainRelaxin-3 neurons in the brainExamination of relaxin-3 mRNA expression by north-ern blotting...