Article
New concepts in prolactin biology.
The Journal of endocrinology - 1 Jul 2010
Bernichtein Sophie, Touraine Philippe, Goffin Vincent
Abstract excerpt
Human prolactin (PRL) is currently viewed as a hormone of pituitary origin, whose production (i.e. serum levels) is controlled by dopamine, whose biological actions relate exclusively to lactation and reproductive functions, for which any genetic disorder is yet to be identified, and whose unique associated pathology is hyperprolactinemia. Both experimental studies and human sample/cohort-based investigations...
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