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Prolactin (also known as lactotropin and PRL) is a hormone that’s responsible for lactation, certain breast tissue development and contributes to hundreds of other bodily processes. Prolactin levels are normally low in people assigned male at birth (AMAB) and non-lactating and non-pregnant people.
24 Ιουλ 2023 · In females, too much prolactin leads to amenorrhea (absence of menstruation), which results from the prolactin inhibition of GnRH release. In males, however, prolactin level imbalances have different clinical implications. Too much prolactin in males results in headaches and decreased libido.
Prolactin (PRL) is a pleiotropic pituitary hormone with more than 300 known physiological effects. This protein hormone has a regulatory control on reproduction, immunomodulation, angiogenesis, energy metabolism, osmotic balance, and development.
Prolactin is a hormone named originally after its function to promote milk production in mammals in response to the suckling of young after birth. It also plays a key role in breast development during pregnancy.
1 Νοε 2000 · Prolactin is a protein hormone of the anterior pituitary gland that was originally named for its ability to promote lactation in response to the suckling stimulus of hungry young mammals.
10 Ιαν 2000 · Prolactin is a protein hormone of the anterior pituitary gland that was originally named for its ability to promote lactation in response to the suckling stimulus of hungry young mammals. We now kn...
28 Αυγ 2019 · Prolactin is a single-chain polypeptide hormone containing 198 amino acids. It has sexual and reproductive functions (especially lactation in females) but is also involved in a variety of metabolic processes. Elevated levels (hyperprolactinemia) are known to inhibit sexual arousal in men and women.
