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Prolactin

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Noun

1. lactogenic hormone, luteotropin, prolactin

gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition

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Prolactin

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noun
a gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. In mammals it stimulates the secretion of progesterone by the corpus luteum and initiates and maintains lactation
. Also called: luteotrophin, luteotrophic hormone See also follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone

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Prolactin

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noun
a pituitary hormone stimulating milk secretion in mammals and secretion by the crop gland in certain birds

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Prolactin

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n.
A pituitary hormone that stimulates and maintains the secretion of milk in mammals and also plays a role in metabolism and in modulation of the immune response.

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