Assertion: prolactin | /r/HasProperty | essential
Facets:
value: in the postpartum period for lactation
type: TEMPORAL
value: in milk production
type: LOCATION
value: in the precise mechanisms
type: OTHER
value: for luteal cell hypertrophy
type: PURPOSE
value: during pregnancy
type: TEMPORAL
value: for progesterone biosynthesis
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Prolactin is essential for progesterone biosynthesis and luteal cell hypertrophy during pregnancy.
text: In addition to breast tissues development, prolactin is an essential player in milk production.
text: It is evident that hyperprolactinemia adversely affects ovarian function and that prolactin is essential in the postpartum period for lactation but the precise mechanisms by which both of those actions are mediated remains to be elucidated.