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luteotropin

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lu⋅te⋅o⋅tro⋅pin

  [loo-tee-uh-troh-pin]
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prolactin.
Origin:
1940–45; luteotrop(ic) + -in 2
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pro⋅lac⋅tin

  [proh-lak-tin]
–noun Biochemistry.
an anterior pituitary polypeptide hormone that stimulates lactation by the mammary glands at parturition in mammals, the activity of the crop in birds, and in some mammalian species the production of progesterone by the corpus luteum.
Also called anterior pituitary hormone, lactogenic hormone, luteotropin.

Origin:
1930–35; pro- 1 + lact- + -in 2
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Main Entry: lu·teo·tro·pin
Pronunciation: "lüt-E-&-'trO-p&n
Variant: or lu·teo·tro·phin /-f&n/
Function: noun
: PROLACTIN

Main Entry: pro·lac·tin
Pronunciation: prO-'lak-t&n
Function: noun
: a protein hormone of the adenohypophysis of the pituitary gland thatinduces and maintains lactation in the postpartum mammalian female —abbreviation PRL;called also luteotropic hormone, luteotropin, mammotropin
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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luteotropin lu·te·o·tro·pin (l&oomacr;'tē-ə-trō'pĭn)
n.
See prolactin.

prolactin pro·lac·tin (prō-lāk'tĭn)
n.

Abbr. PRL A pituitary hormone that stimulates and maintains the secretion of milk. Also called lactogenic hormone, lactotropin, luteotropic hormone, luteotropin.

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prolactin   (prō-lāk'tĭn)  Pronunciation Key 
A protein hormone secreted by the anterior portion of the pituitary gland that stimulates and maintains the secretion of milk in mammals.
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