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loading...| Preferred Name |
Prolactin |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C778 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
A hormone that is made by the pituitary gland (a pea-sized organ in the center of the brain). Prolactin causes a woman's breasts to make milk during and after pregnancy, and has many other effects in the body. |
| code |
C778 |
| Concept_In_Subset | |
| Contributing_Source |
CTRP |
| DEFINITION |
Prolactin (227 aa, ~26 kDa) is encoded by the human PRL gene. This protein is involved in the promotion of lactation in the mammary gland. |
| DesignNote |
Prolactin proprotein is cleaved into an active peptide comprised of amino acid residues 29-227. (UniProt) |
| Display_Name |
Prolactin |
| FULL_SYN |
Growth Hormone A1 Decidual Prolactin prolactin PRL Prolactin |
| label |
Prolactin |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Prolactin |
| OMIM_Number |
176760 |
| Preferred_Name |
Prolactin |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C778 |
| prefLabel |
Prolactin |
| Semantic_Type |
Hormone |
| Swiss_Prot |
P01236 |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0033371 |
| subClassOf |
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