Assertion: prolactin | /r/HasProperty | a protein hormone
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text: Prolactin is a protein hormone that is secreted from the pituitary gland (at the base of the animals' brain).
text: Prolactin , also called luteotropic hormone (LTH) or luteotropin , a protein hormone produced by the pituitary gland of mammals that acts with other hormones to initiate secretion of milk by the mammary glands .
text: Prolactin (PRL) is a protein hormone, as well as a cytokine, which is synthesized and secreted from specialized cells of the anterior pituitary gland, named lactotrophs; however, its synthesis is not limited to the hypophysis since numerous extrapituitary tissues also express this protein, including the placenta, ovary, testis, mammary gland, skin, adipose tissue, endothelial cells, and immune cells.
text: Prolactin is a protein hormone which is best known for enabling female mammals to produce milk; however, there are many other functions for prolactin in both males and females.