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Prolactin is a hormone produced the by the anterior pituitary which is controlled and stimulated bu infant suckling; stimulates growth of mammary glands and process of lactation; increased amounts during pregnancy; causes milk production
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Abbreviation for prolactin?
PLH is the abbreviation for prolactin
What is a Prolactin Blood Test?
What is a Prolactin Blood Test?
What stimulus does prolactin secrete?
Prolactin PROmotes LACTation i.e. it makes breasts produce milk.
How can you use the word prolactin in a sentence?
The hormone prolactin is most noted for its regulation of milk production in female mammals. Men with decreased levels of prolactin can have lower sperm production.
Is prolactin a steroid or nonsteroid hormone?
Prolactin is a pituitary hormone and is a glycoprotein
Can you become pregnant if you have an elevated level of prolactin in your blood?
Can I become pregnant if I have an elevated level of prolactin in my blood?
What might abnormal prolactin levels show?
Increased prolactin levels are found in galactorrhea, amenorrhea, prolactin-secreting pituitary tumor, infiltrative diseases of the hypothalamus, and metastatic cancer of the pituitary gland.
Can you get your period with prolactin?
yes
What effect does prolactin have on a pregnant woman?
The effect that prolactin has on a pregnant woman is that it stimulates the mammary glands to produce milk.
What is the hormone that causes ejection of milk?
prolactin - anterior pituitary gland oxytocin - posterior pituitary gland
What stimulates the production of milk in the breast tissue of a mother?
The hormone prolactin stimulates breast milk production. Prolactin is released from the anterior pituitary gland and the production of prolactin is stimulated by dopamine, oxytocin and thyroid releasing hormone.
Prolactin is an example of a?
Prolactin is an example of a hormone high level of which causes infertility in women.It regulates milk production
