Prolactin, a polypeptide hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, plays a vital role in regulating several key ...

High prolactin levels outside of pregnancy and breastfeeding can signal an endocrine disorder or other health concern. High prolactin symptoms include breast enlargement, irregular periods, ...

Here, deletion of the prolactin receptor (Prlr) from forebrain neurons or arcuate kisspeptin neurons resulted in failure to maintain normal lactation-induced suppression of estrous cycles. Kisspeptin ...

Plasma prolactin (PRL) levels after acute administration of fenfluramine (FEN ... receptor agonist m-CPP or the dopamine receptor antagonist eticlopride did not differ between SHR and WKY, indicating ...

Recently, in addition to appetite suppression, stress responses and regulation of prolactin (PRL) secretion have also attracted attention. NMUR2 expressed in the hypothalamic tuberoinfundibular ...

What Is a Prolactin Test? A prolactin (PRL) blood test measures how much of a hormone called prolactin you have in your blood. The hormone is made in your pituitary gland, which is located just ...

Prolactin may also affect a person’s fertility ... This can affect the gland’s secretion of the hormone gonadotropin, which can stop the menstrual cycle and the egg’s release from the ...

This study aims to test whether promoting a positive emotion intervention, ‘Three Good Things’ intervention, during the last trimester of pregnancy can enhance early colostrum secretion and ...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the modulation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) on prolactin secretion in rats after adrenalectomy (ADX). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Plasma corticosterone, ACTH, and ...