Review paper
Prolactin — a pleiotropic factor in health and disease
Abstract
The principal role of prolactin in mammals is the regulation of lactation. Prolactin is a hormone that is mainly synthesized and secreted by lactotroph cells in the anterior pituitary gland. Prolactin signalling occurs via a unique transmembrane prolactin receptor (PRL-R). The structure of the PRL-R has now been elucidated and is similar to that of many biologically fundamental receptors of the class 1 haematopoietic cytokine receptor family...
Paper Details
Title
Prolactin — a pleiotropic factor in health and disease
Published Date
Mar 21, 2019
Journal
Volume
15
Issue
6
Pages
356 - 365
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