"Prolactin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A lactogenic hormone secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). It is a polypeptide of approximately 23 kD. Besides its major action on lactation, in some species prolactin exerts effects on reproduction, maternal behavior, fat metabolism, immunomodulation and osmoregulation. Prolactin receptors are present in the mammary gland, hypothalamus, liver, ovary, testis, and prostate.
| Descriptor ID |
D011388
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.322.576.773 D06.472.699.631.525.525 D12.644.548.691.525.525
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| Concept/Terms |
Prolactin- Prolactin
- Mammotropic Hormone, Pituitary
- Hormone, Pituitary Mammotropic
- Pituitary Mammotropic Hormone
- PRL (Prolactin)
- Lactogenic Hormone, Pituitary
- Hormone, Pituitary Lactogenic
- Pituitary Lactogenic Hormone
- Mammotropin
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| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prolactin" by people in Profiles.
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Suppression of hypothalamic oestrogenic signal sustains hyperprolactinemia and metabolic adaptation in lactating mice. Nat Metab. 2025 Apr; 7(4):759-777.
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Pleiomorphism plurihormonal Pit-1-positive macroadenoma with central hyperthyroidism: a rare case report and literature review. BMC Endocr Disord. 2022 Dec 21; 22(1):325.
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It takes two! Exploring sex differences in parenting neurobiology and behaviour. J Neuroendocrinol. 2019 09; 31(9):e12721.
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Adjunctive aripiprazole in the treatment of risperidone-induced hyperprolactinemia: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-response study. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2015 Aug; 58:130-40.
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Antagonism of tumoral prolactin receptor promotes autophagy-related cell death. Cell Rep. 2014 Apr 24; 7(2):488-500.
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Prolactin serum concentrations during aripiprazole treatment in youth. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2013 May; 23(4):282-9.
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Iron deficiency in pediatric patients in long-term risperidone treatment. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2013 Mar; 23(2):101-9.
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Characterization of ?7/11, a functional prolactin-binding protein. J Mol Endocrinol. 2013 Feb; 50(1):79-90.
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Exploring violence against women and adverse health outcomes in middle age to promote women's health. Crit Care Nurs Q. 2010 Jul-Sep; 33(3):233-43.
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Natural selection of human embryos: impaired decidualization of endometrium disables embryo-maternal interactions and causes recurrent pregnancy loss. PLoS One. 2010 Apr 21; 5(4):e10287.