 Prolactin
"Prolactin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A lactogenic hormone secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). It is a polypeptide of approximately 23 kD. Besides its major action on lactation, in some species prolactin exerts effects on reproduction, maternal behavior, fat metabolism, immunomodulation and osmoregulation. Prolactin receptors are present in the mammary gland, hypothalamus, liver, ovary, testis, and prostate.
| Descriptor ID |
D011388
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.322.576.773 D06.472.699.631.525.525 D12.644.548.691.525.525
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| Concept/Terms |
Prolactin- Prolactin
- Mammotropic Hormone, Pituitary
- Hormone, Pituitary Mammotropic
- Pituitary Mammotropic Hormone
- PRL (Prolactin)
- Lactogenic Hormone, Pituitary
- Hormone, Pituitary Lactogenic
- Pituitary Lactogenic Hormone
- Mammotropin
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prolactin" by people in Profiles.
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Yrigollen CM, Han SS, Kochetkova A, Babitz T, Chang JT, Volkmar FR, Leckman JF, Grigorenko EL. Genes controlling affiliative behavior as candidate genes for autism. Biol Psychiatry. 2008 May 15; 63(10):911-6.
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Feroze-Zaidi F, Fusi L, Takano M, Higham J, Salker MS, Goto T, Edassery S, Klingel K, Boini KM, Palmada M, Kamps R, Groothuis PG, Lam EW, Smith SK, Lang F, Sharkey AM, Brosens JJ. Role and regulation of the serum- and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1 in fertile and infertile human endometrium. Endocrinology. 2007 Oct; 148(10):5020-9.
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Khan AS, Fiorotto ML, Hill LA, Malone PB, Cummings KK, Parghi D, Schwartz RJ, Smith RG, Draghia-Akli R. Nonhereditary enhancement of progeny growth. Endocrinology. 2002 Sep; 143(9):3561-7.
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Kanyicska B, Freeman ME, Dryer SE. Endothelin activates large-conductance K+ channels in rat lactotrophs: reversal by long-term exposure to dopamine agonist. Endocrinology. 1997 Aug; 138(8):3141-53.
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Fielder PJ, Robleto DO, Ogren L, Talamantes F. Ethanol consumption during pregnancy in mice: effects on hormone concentrations. Am J Physiol. 1989 Oct; 257(4 Pt 1):E561-6.
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Lynch HT, Harris RE, Fishman J, Lynch JF, Marrero K, Maloney K. Endocrine profile in a patient with familial breast cancer: a case-control study. Cancer. 1979 Nov; 44(5):1860-9.
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Fishman J, Fukushima D, O'Connor J, Rosenfeld RS, Lynch HT, Lynch JF, Guirgis H, Maloney K. Plasma hormone profiles of young women at risk for familial breast cancer. Cancer Res. 1978 Nov; 38(11 Pt 2):4006-11.
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Eikenburg DC, Ravitz AJ, Gudelsky GA, Moore KE. Effects of estrogen on prolactin and tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neurons. J Neural Transm. 1977; 40(4):235-44.
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