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Match the term prolactin with the most closely related description given below.
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Stimulates milk production
Regulated by hormones
Pineal gland
Norepinephrine release
Decreases water loss
Lymphocyte maturation
Stimulates estrogen secretion
Produces releasing hormone
Viscous fluid with stored hormones
Introduction:
Prolactin or PRL is protein hormone released by the pars distalis region of the adenohypophysis (anterior lobe of the pituitary gland). It is secreted by the glandular cells known as lactotropes.
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