Look up: prolactin

1. prolactin
   [n] - gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary
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2. prolactin
   This hormone activates a mother's milk-producing glands. Delivery of the placenta signals a woman's body to begin producing prolactin.
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3. Prolactin
   a hormone released by the pituitary gland that is responsible for the development of breasts and milk production in females
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4. Prolactin
   The hormone that stimulates milk production after childbirth.
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5. Prolactin
   Prolactin: A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland. Prolactin stimulates lactation (milk production). It also has many other functions, including essential roles in the maintenance of the immune system. Abnormally high prolactin can delay puberty, interfere with ovulation in women, decrease libido...
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6. prolactin
   Pituitary lactogenic hormone (23 kD), synthesized on ER-bound ribosomes as preprolactin that has an N-terminal signal peptide that is cleaved from the mature form. The conversion of preprolactin to prolactin has been much used as an assay for membrane insertion.
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7. prolactin
   <protein> Pituitary lactogenic hormone (23 kD) Synthesised on endoplasmic reticulum bound ribosomes as preprolactin that has an N terminal signal peptide that is cleaved from the mature form. The conversion of preprolactin to prolactin has been much used as an assay for membrane insertion. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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8. prolactin
   lactogenic hormone noun gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
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9. prolactin
   (pro-lak´tin) an anterior pituitary hormone that promotes growth of breast tissue and stimulates and sustains milk production in postpartum mammals; it also shows luteotropic activity in certain mammals. Called also lactogenic hormone and mammotropin.
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10. prolactin
    a protein hormone produced by the pituitary gland of mammals that acts with other hormones to initiate secretion of milk by the mammary glands. It ... [15 related articles]
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11. Prolactin
    A protein hormone that is secreted by the pituitary gland and is responsible for breast development and milk production during pregnancy. The hormone plays a role in ovarian function. Excessive amounts of prolactin in the body can cause abnormal menstrual cycles, abnormal breast milk production, exc...
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12. prolactin
    (PRL) Type: Term Pronunciation: prō-lak′tin Definitions: 1. A protein hormone of the anterior lobe of the hypophysis that stimulates the secretion of milk and possibly, during pregnancy, breast growth. Synonyms: galactopoietic hormone, lactation hormone, lactogenic hormone, lactotropin, mammotropic factor, mammotropic hormone ...
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13. PROLACTIN
    Hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that simulates and sustains lactation; also called lactogenic hormone.
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14. Prolactin
    The hormone that stimulates the production of milk in breastfeeding women – excessive levels when not breastfeeding may result in infertility.
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15. prolactin
    (pro-lak;tin) A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary that, in conjunction with other hormones, stimulates lactation in the postpartum female. It may also participate (along with the gonadotropins) in regulating gonadal function in some mammals.
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16. prolactin
    (pro-lak;tin) A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary that, in conjunction with other hormones, stimulates lactation in the postpartum female. It may also participate (along with the gonadotropins) in regulating gonadal function in some mammals.
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17. prolactin
    A hormone that is made by the pituitary gland (a pea-sized organ in the center of the brain). Prolactin causes a woman
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18. Prolactin
    `Prolactin` (`PRL`) also known as `luteotropic hormone` (`LTH`) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PRL gene.<ref name="pmid2567059">--> Prolactin is a peptide hormone discovered by Henry Friesen, primarily associated with lactation. In breastfeeding, the act of an infa...
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