Preferred Label : prolactin;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : mammotropic hormone, pituitary; hormone, pituitary mammotropic; pituitary mammotropic hormone; prl (prolactin); mammotropin; lactogenic hormone, pituitary; pituitary lactogenic hormone; hormone, pituitary lactogenic;
MeSH CAS label : prolactin;
Registry Number MeSH : 9002-62-4;
MeSH annotation : /blood: consider also HYPERPROLACTINEMIA;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolactin;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D011388;
UMLS CUI : C0033371;
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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.