1) Anteriorpituitaryluteotropin 2) Luteotropin 3) Mammotropin
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1) Gonadotrophic hormone 2) Gonadotrophin 3) Gonadotropic hormone 4) Gonadotropin 5) Lactogen 6) Lactogenic hormone 7) Luteotropin
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Prolactin (PRL), also known as luteotropic hormone or luteotropin, is a protein that in humans is best known for its role in enabling female mammals to produce milk, however, it is influential over a large number of functions with over 300 separate actions of PRL having been reported in various vertebrates. Prolactin is secreted from the pituitary...
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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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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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A hormone that is released after the queen delivers her kittens that produces breast milk in the alveolar cells. Whenever a kitten suckles, more prolactin is released, thus producing more milk.
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<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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(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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The hormone
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A hormone, synthesized and stored in the pituitary gland that stimulates the production of breast mi
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Hormone produced by the pituitary gland in the brain. Stimulates lactation and ovarian function. Exc
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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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(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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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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(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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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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a hormone that promotes development of a brood patch and stimulates incubation and brooding.
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Hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that simulates and sustains lactation; also called lactogenic hormone.
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a hormone released by the pituitary gland that is responsible for the development of breasts and milk production in females
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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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A hormone produced by the pituitary gland that is responsible for milk production within the alveoli in the breast. During pregnancy, prolactin makes the breasts grow, and after giving birth, it stimulates the milk production. Prolactin is made in response to nipple stimulation when the baby suckles at the breast. Low prolactin levels can affect t...
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The hormone produced by the pituitary gland that’s responsible for milk production, also known as a magical biochemical that transforms breasts into nourishing miracles of nature. It enlarges the breasts during pregnancy and, after birth, spurs milk production when triggered by an infant suckling at the breast. Low prolactin levels can affect the...
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an anterior pituitary polypeptide hormone that stimulates lactation by the mammary glands at parturition in mammals, the activity of the crop in birds, and in some mammalian species the production of progesterone by the corpus luteum. Also called
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a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland which affects growth of the mammary (related to the breasts) glands.
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The hormone that activates a mother's milk-producing glands. The woman begins producing prolactin as soon as the placenta is delivered.
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