Definition of prolactin in English:
prolactin
noun prəʊˈlaktɪnproʊˈlæktən
mass nounBiochemistry A hormone released from the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates milk production after childbirth.
Example sentencesExamples
- Hormone assays for serum estrogen, progesterone, prolactin, luteinizing hormone, follicle stimulating hormone and testosterone were performed.
- There, hormones called prolactin and oxytocin are released into the bloodstream.
- The body starts to release a hormone called prolactin, which stimulates the body to produce breast milk.
- Under conditions of high growth hormone and low prolactin, cortisol may act primarily to promote salt secretion.
- Suckling causes the mother's pituitary gland to release two hormones, oxytocin and prolactin.
Origin
1930s: from pro-2 'before' + lactation.
Definition of prolactin in US English:
prolactin
nounprōˈlaktənproʊˈlæktən
Biochemistry A hormone released from the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates milk production after childbirth.
Example sentencesExamples
- The body starts to release a hormone called prolactin, which stimulates the body to produce breast milk.
- Hormone assays for serum estrogen, progesterone, prolactin, luteinizing hormone, follicle stimulating hormone and testosterone were performed.
- There, hormones called prolactin and oxytocin are released into the bloodstream.
- Suckling causes the mother's pituitary gland to release two hormones, oxytocin and prolactin.
- Under conditions of high growth hormone and low prolactin, cortisol may act primarily to promote salt secretion.
Origin
1930s: from pro- ‘before’ + lactation.