Prolactin is a protein hormone of the anterior pituitary gland that was originally named for its
ability to promote lactation in response to the suckling stimulus of hungry young mammals …

Human prolactin (PRL) is currently viewed as a hormone of pituitary origin, whose
production (ie serum levels) is controlled by dopamine, whose biological actions relate …

Publisher Summary This chapter emphasizes the current concepts and observations
hypothalamic control of prolactin secretion. The regulation of prolactin secretion is exerted …

Dopamine (DA) holds a predominant role in the regulation of prolactin (PRL) secretion.
Through a direct effect on anterior pituitary lactotrophs, DA inhibits the basally high-secretory …

Prolactin is a polypeptide hormone that is responsible for lactation, breast development, and
hundreds of other actions needed to maintain homeostasis. The chemical structures …

I. Introduction P ROLACTIN (PRL) is one of the most versatile hormones of the pituitary
gland in terms of biological actions. More than 100 different and distinct effects of the …

The hypothalamic control of prolactin secretion is different from other anterior pituitary
hormones, in that it is predominantly inhibitory, by means of dopamine from the …

The neuroendocrine control of prolactin secretion is unlike that of any other pituitary
hormone. It is predominantly inhibited by the hypothalamus and, in the absence of a …

The principal role of prolactin in mammals is the regulation of lactation. Prolactin is a
hormone that is mainly synthesized and secreted by lactotroph cells in the anterior pituitary …

Prolactin is a hormone that is mainly secreted by lactotroph cells of the anterior pituitary
gland, and is involved in many biological processes including lactation and reproduction …