PROLACTIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does prolactin mean? 

• PROLACTIN (noun)
  The noun PROLACTIN has 1 sense:

1. gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition

  Familiarity information: PROLACTIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROLACTIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

lactogenic hormone; luteotropin; prolactin

Hypernyms ("prolactin" is a kind of...):

gonadotrophic hormone; gonadotrophin; gonadotropic hormone; gonadotropin (hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity)

lactogen (any agent that enhances milk production)

 Context examples 

Abnormally high level of prolactin in the blood.

(Hyperprolactinemia, NCI Thesaurus)

Cabergoline exerts an inhibitory effect on prolactin secretion by acting on dopamine receptors present in pituitary lactotrophs.

(Cabergoline, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent also may competitively inhibit prolactin receptors and estrogen receptors, thereby inhibiting the growth of hormone-dependent tumor lines.

(Fluoxymesterone, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon administration, anti-prolactin receptor antibody LFA102 binds to PRLR and prevents the binding of the peptide hormone prolactin (PRL) to its receptor.

(Anti-prolactin Receptor Antibody LFA102, NCI Thesaurus)

Drug treatment to block the action of the female hormone prolactin.

(Antiprolactin Therapy, NCI Thesaurus)

A prolactin secreting adenoma that has developed in an ovarian dermoid cyst.

(Ovarian Dermoid Cyst with Prolactin Secreting Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The majority are hormonally functioning neoplasms, usually producing prolactin or ACTH.

(Pituitary Gland Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Receptor binding modulates the transmembrane flux of ions, thereby stimulating adenylate cyclase activity, as well as the release of prolactin.

(Fenoldopam, NCI Thesaurus)

TF-5 may also modulate the secretion of some hypothalamic peptides and pituitary hormones, including prolactin and growth hormone.

(Human Thymosin-Fraction 5, NCI Thesaurus)

A secondary corticotropin secreting adenoma or prolactin secreting adenoma that has developed in an ovarian dermoid cyst.

(Ovarian Dermoid Cyst with Secondary Pituitary-Type Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)