"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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