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Where is prolactin located in the body?
Prolactin is a hormone that is primarily produced in the anterior pituitary gland and its target tissue is the mammary glands and stimulates the letdown, or secretion, of milk from the breasts for nursing an infant,
Which one is the main primary target tissue of Parathyroid hormone the kidney or bones?
The main primary target tissue of the Parathyroid hormone is the bone, but the kidneys are a target as well.
What makes one tissue a target tissue and another not a target tissue for a hormone?
A tissue becomes a target tissue when it is affected or stimulated by a specific amino acid. The target tissue has the appropriate receptors to make it susceptible to the hormone.
What is the effect of prolactin at the target site?
It works on mammary gland.It stimulates the production of milk.
What makes a tissue a target tissue?
Fat tissue and liver
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.
Which primary tissues exhibit cellularity?
primary tissue types that exhibit cellularity
What hormone promotes glandular tissue during pregnancy and produces milk after the birth of an infant?
Prolactin or lactogenic Hormone (PRL) promotes glandular tissue during pregnancy and produces milk after the birth of an infant
What is the destination for a hormone?
Target tissue
Abbreviation for prolactin?
PLH is the abbreviation for prolactin
What are the 4 types of primary tissues?
Epithelial Tissue Connective Tissue Muscle Tissue Nerve Tissue
What is a Prolactin Blood Test?
What is a Prolactin Blood Test?
