| Pronunciation: | | prow'laktin
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[n] 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 is a 9 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | lactogenic hormone, luteotropin |
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| | See Also: | | gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotropin, lactogen |
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Pituitary hormone that stimulates the breasts to produce milk. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A hormone produced in the pituitary gland which stimulates milk production in the mammary glands and which stimulates the corpus luteum of the ovary to produce progesterone and estrogen. |
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