Meaning of PROLACTIN

Pronunciation:			prow'laktin
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[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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	Synonyms:		lactogenic hormone, luteotropin
	See Also:		gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotropin, lactogen
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		Pituitary hormone that stimulates the breasts to produce milk.
Biology Dictionary
	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.