PROLACTIN


Meaning of PROLACTIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prō-ˈlak-tən ]

noun

Etymology: pro- (II) + lact- + -in (I)

Date: 1932

: a protein hormone of the anterior lobe of the pituitary that induces lactation

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