"Prolactin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prolactin" by people in Profiles.
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Sex differences in mechanisms of pain hypersensitivity. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2024 Aug; 163:105749.
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Ovarian cyclicity and prolactin status of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in North American zoos may be influenced by life experience and individual temperament. Horm Behav. 2020 09; 125:104804.
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Prolactin Receptor-Mediated Internalization of Imaging Agents Detects Epithelial Ovarian Cancer with Enhanced Sensitivity and Specificity. Cancer Res. 2017 04 01; 77(7):1684-1696.
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Relaxin-2 and Soluble Flt1 Levels in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Results of the Multicenter IPAC Study. JACC Heart Fail. 2016 05; 4(5):380-8.
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Engineering synthetic antibody binders for allosteric inhibition of prolactin receptor signaling. Cell Commun Signal. 2015 Jan 15; 13:1.
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Sex differences in acute hormonal and subjective response to naltrexone: The impact of menstrual cycle phase. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2015 Feb; 52:59-71.
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Marked reduction in serotonergic activity in a sexually aggressive adolescent male. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2014; 26(3):262-70.
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Prolactin activates ERa in the absence of ligand in female mammary development and carcinogenesis in vivo. Endocrinology. 2013 Dec; 154(12):4483-92.
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"Information-rich" reproductive outcomes in carriers of a structural chromosome rearrangement ascertained on the basis of recurrent pregnancy loss. Fertil Steril. 2012 Apr; 97(4):894-903.
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Convergent evolution of endometrial prolactin expression in primates, mice, and elephants through the independent recruitment of transposable elements. Mol Biol Evol. 2012 Jan; 29(1):239-47.