prolactin

About 1.70 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.

Similar words

ovine lactotropin prl luteotropin luteotrophin luteotropic hormone luteotrophic hormone mammotrophin lactogenic hormone mammotropin

Often followed by

levels and secretion in release is level on response

Word family

prolactins