Prolactin Definition

Prolactin Sentence Examples

• Of all the pituitary endocrine cell types the cells which produce the hormone prolactin are the most highly plastic cell population.

• When present these are usually due to a small (2mm) tumor that is secreting excess prolactin in the pituitary gland.

• Therefore, bromocriptine's ability to suppress both prolactin and circulating prolactin might lead to suppression of the immune system and autoimmune disease.

• Bromocriptine and cabergoline Bromocriptine (eg Parlodel) and cabergoline (Dostinex) reduce the output from the brain of a hormone called prolactin.

• A full clinical trial was conducted to establish whether suppressing prolactin would render testosterone more effective as a contraceptive in men.