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prolan Physiol.|ˈprəʊlæn|
[a. G. prolan (B. Zondek 1929, in Zeitschr. f. Geburtshülfe u. Gynäkologie XCV. 363), f. L. prōl-ēs progeny: see -an.]
The name given to what was formerly thought to be one female sex hormone but is now known to comprise both follicle-stimulating hormone (prolan A) and luteinizing hormone (prolan B).
1931Biol. Abstr. V. 1357/2 The hormone of the anterior lobe of the pituitary body, called prolan, is an activator of the {female} sex gland. 1936Brit. Med. Jrnl. 28 Mar. 628/2 Prolan preparations are also found to be effective here [sc. in habitual miscarriage from no apparent cause]. 1966Rowlands & Parkes in A. S. Parkes Marshall's Physiol. of Reproduction (ed. 3) III. xxv. 51 This gonadotrophic material, called Prolan by Aschheim and Zondek, was at first thought to be of hypophysal origin. 1971Path. Biol. XIX. 1119 Estimation of..prolan B at concentrations lower than the threshold of immunological activity during various pathological conditions is rendered possible. |