Look up: prolactin

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   prolactin
   [n] - gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary
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   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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   Prolactin
   A pituitary hormone produced during pregnancy and following delivery. This stimulates breast milk production. Some women experiencing infertility have a high prolactin level (totally unrelated to a pregnancy). This causes the hormone levels to become imbalanced and can stop ovulation. Treatment is possible using a drug called Bromocriptine.
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   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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   Prolactin
   The hormone that stimulates milk production after childbirth.
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   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 in men, and decrease fertility. Elevated prolacti ...
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   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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   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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   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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    Prolactin
    `Prolactin` (`PRL`) is a peptide hormone primarily associated with lactation. In breastfeeding, the act of an infant suckling the nipple stimulates the production of prolactin, which fills the breast with milk via a process called lactogenesis, in preparation for the next feed. Oxytocin, a similar hormone, is also released, which triggers milk let-down.
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    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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    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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    prolactin
    A protein hormone of the anterior lobe of the hypophysis that stimulates the secretion of milk and possibly, during pregnancy, breast growth. Syn: galactopoietic hormone, lactotropin, lactogenic hormone, lactation hormone, mammotropic factor, mammotropic hormone [pro- + L. lac, lact-, milk, + -in]
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    prolactin
    Also known as lactogenic hormone, luteotrophic hormone, and luteotrophin, a peptide hormone synthesized and secreted by lactotrope cells in the anterior pituitary gland. It is also produced in other tissues including the breast and the decidua. Pituitary prolactin secretion is regulated by neuroendo...
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    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, excessive development of the male mammary glands an...
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