Prolactin

Word PROLACTIN
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A pituitary hormone that stimulates and maintains the secretion of milk. noun

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

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

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

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The word "prolactin" in example sentences

The mystery of why multiple sclerosis (MS) tends to go into remission while women are pregnant may be the secret to overcoming the devastating neurodegenerative disease, according to University of Calgary researchers who have shown that the pregnancy-related hormone prolactin is responsible for rebuilding the protective coating around nerve cells. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The release of prolactin is linked to the feeling of sexual satisfaction, and it also mediates the “recovery time” that men are well aware of — the time a guy must wait before “giving it another go.” ❋ Unknown (2006)

Studies have also shown that men deficient in prolactin have faster recovery times. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It accomplishes this by interfering with the hormone dopamine, which increases the production of a hormone called prolactin in the pituitary gland, which in turn increases the production of breast milk. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Boys and girls have the same level of the hormone called prolactin until they're ❋ Unknown (2010)

INVEGA® SUSTENNA (TM) and similar medicines can raise the blood levels of a hormone called prolactin and blood levels of prolactin remain high with continued use. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ms. Storey and Ms. Wynne-Edwards homed in on a hormone called prolactin. ❋ Jena Pincott (2011)

Turns out there's this hormone in pregnant women called prolactin (ph) that can repair the damage that's done to the brain and the spinal cord in people who have multiple sclerosis. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The first hormone (called prolactin) stimulates the breast to make milk. ❋ Unknown (1997)

The technique will help scientists track the production of the hormone prolactin, which is crucial in ensuring supplies of breast milk in nursing mothers but can be overproduced by some pituitary tumours, causing infertility. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The actual production of milk by the breast tissue is dependent on the hormone prolactin, which is secreted by the pituitary gland in the brain. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It further says that the technique may be prove useful for tracking the production of the hormone prolactin, which is crucial in ensuring supplies of breast milk in nursing mothers, but can be overproduced by some pituitary tumours, causing infertility. ❋ Unknown (2009)

William Frey II, a biochemist at the St Paul-Ramsey Medical Center in Minneapolis, found that tears aren't just salt water; they contain leucine enkephalin, an endorphin that modulates pain, and hormones such as prolactin and adrenocorticotropic hormone, released at times of stress. ❋ Brooke Siler (2010)

Peptide hormones such as prolactin may effect the "type" of sperm delivered during ejaculation...an increase during sex with a partner for males atleast only points to the fact that men are aware of reproduction potential...masturbation has always been a tool to help make more efficient sperm distribution, a strategy during competition between males in an environment. ❋ Unknown (2006)

"Hormones such as prolactin and oxytocin have a significant role in establishing a sense of fatherhood during the infant's first growth stages," Feldman says. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Richard G. Bribiescas, chair of anthropology at Yale University, said lower testosterone levels could be a side effect of increasing bonding hormones such as oxytocin and prolactin. ❋ Unknown (2011)

But some researchers theorize females may experience a "tend-and-befriend" response as well, pumping out extra oxytocin and prolactin, hormones that enhance nurturing. ❋ Melinda Beck (2011)

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