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A lactogenic hormone secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). It is a polypeptide of approximately 23 kD. Besides its major action on lactation, in some species prolactin exerts effects on reproduction, maternal behavior, fat metabolism, immunomodulation and osmoregulation. Prolactin receptors are present in the mammary gland, hypothalamus, liver, ovary, testis, and prostate.
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- Lactogenic Hormone, Pituitary
- Mammotropic Hormone, Pituitary
- Mammotropin
- PRL (Prolactin)
- Hormone, Pituitary Lactogenic
- Hormone, Pituitary Mammotropic
- Pituitary Lactogenic Hormone
- Pituitary Mammotropic Hormone
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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/blood: consider also HYPERPROLACTINEMIA
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Prolactin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011388. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011388
- Prolactin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolactin
- Prolactin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66590068