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Define the Prolactin

Prolactin is synthesized in lactotroph cells of anterior pituitary gland during pregnancy and during the entire period of milk production after the birth of the baby. Its role is to stimulate both breast growth and secretory functions of breasts.

With prolactin, we finish our discussion on the hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary. However, our discussion will be incomplete without a word about the hypothalamic control of anterior pituitary gland. How does the hypothalamus control the pituitary gland?


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