Prolactin

{{{caption}}} Prolactin Identifiers Symbol(s) PRL Entrez 5617 OMIM 176760 RefSeq NM_000948 UniProt P01236 PDB {{{PDB}}} Other data EC number [1] Locus Chr. 6 p22.2-p21.3 Prolactin is a peptide hormone synthesised and secreted by lactotrope cells in the adenohypophysis (anterior pituitary gland). It is also produced in other tissues including the breast and the decidua. Pituitary prolactin secretion is regulated by neuroendocrine neurons in the hypothalamus, mos ...