regulation of prolactin estrogen progesterone receptors mammary gland development
Prolactin is secreted from the pituitary gland in response to eating, mating, estrogen treatment, ovulation, and nursing.Prolactin is secreted in a pulsatile fashion in between these events. Prolactin also plays an essential role in metabolism, regulation of the immune system, and pancreatic development.hysiologic levels of prolactin in males enhance luteinizing hormone-receptors in Leydig cells, resulting in testosterone secretion, which leads to spermatogenesis. Prolactin also stimulates proliferation of oligodendrocyte precursor cells.