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US
/pɹoʊˈɫæktən/
]
[ UK /pɹˈɒlɐktˌɪn/ ]
[ UK /pɹˈɒlɐktˌɪn/ ]
NOUN
- gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
How To Use prolactin In A Sentence
- The authors point out that prolactin sparing atypical antipsychotics offer a new management strategy for antipsychotic induced hyperprolactinaemia.
- When most birds incubate eggs, the females often produce high levels of prolactin, a hormone involved in parental behavior.
- In addition to binding to GHR, human GH binds to the prolactin receptor and is unique in its lactogenic activity.
- A) Anterior pituitary: AcTh Growth hormone Prolactin Endorphins Leucine encephalin and methionine encephalin. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
- Thyroid stimulating hormone, testosterone, and prolactin concentrations need be checked only if cycles are irregular or absent, suggesting anovulation, galactorrhoea, or symptoms of thyroid disorder.
- Under conditions of high growth hormone and low prolactin, cortisol may act primarily to promote salt secretion.
- The structure of these aggregates appears not to be amorphous and seems to be formed by oligomerization of prolactin molecules involving specific sites.
- In animals which are seasonal breeders prolactin shows a seasonal rhythm.
- Further, a decrease in the estrogen levels after ovariectomy would increase pituitary gonadotropin secretion and would stimulate the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and prolactin.
- The prevalence of sexual dysfunction in men and women treated with antipsychotic drugs is high; however, the contribution of hyperprolactinaemia and secondary hypogonadism needs to be determined.