lactotropin


pro·lac·tin (PRL),

(prō-lak'tin), [MIM*176760] A protein hormone of the anterior lobe of the hypophysis that stimulates the secretion of milk and possibly, during pregnancy, breast growth. Synonym(s): galactopoietic hormone, lactation hormone, lactogenic hormone, lactotropin, mammotropic factor, mammotropic hormone [pro- + L. lac, lact-, milk, + -in]