You and Your Hormones. Students Teachers Patients Browse. Human body. Home Hormones Prolactin. Prolactin Prolactin is a hormone produced in the pituitary gland, named because of its role in lactation.
It also has other wide ranging functions in the body, from acting on the reproductive system to influencing behaviour and regulating the immune system. How is prolactin controlled? What happens if I have too much prolactin? What happens if I have too little prolactin?
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Oxytocin is a neuropeptide and peptide hormone. Prolactin has several different impacts. It stimulates the mammary glands to create milk lactation : increasing serum prolactin levels throughout pregnancy cause mammary gland expansion and prepare for milk production, which typically begins when progesterone levels decline near the end of pregnancy and a suckling stimulus is present. Article Contents.
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