prolactin
IPA: proʊɫˈæktʌn
noun
- (biochemistry) A peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.
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Examples of "prolactin" in Sentences
- Ms. Storey and Ms. Wynne-Edwards homed in on a hormone called prolactin.
- The first hormone (called prolactin) stimulates the breast to make milk.
- Boys and girls have the same level of the hormone called prolactin until they're
- Studies have also shown that men deficient in prolactin have faster recovery times.
- INVEGA® SUSTENNA (TM) and similar medicines can raise the blood levels of a hormone called prolactin and blood levels of prolactin remain high with continued use.
- Turns out there's this hormone in pregnant women called prolactin (ph) that can repair the damage that's done to the brain and the spinal cord in people who have multiple sclerosis.
- The release of prolactin is linked to the feeling of sexual satisfaction, and it also mediates the “recovery time” that men are well aware of — the time a guy must wait before “giving it another go.”
- It accomplishes this by interfering with the hormone dopamine, which increases the production of a hormone called prolactin in the pituitary gland, which in turn increases the production of breast milk.
- The technique will help scientists track the production of the hormone prolactin, which is crucial in ensuring supplies of breast milk in nursing mothers but can be overproduced by some pituitary tumours, causing infertility.
- The mystery of why multiple sclerosis (MS) tends to go into remission while women are pregnant may be the secret to overcoming the devastating neurodegenerative disease, according to University of Calgary researchers who have shown that the pregnancy-related hormone prolactin is responsible for rebuilding the protective coating around nerve cells.
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