prolactin

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noun

gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition

Prolactin in a sentence

Men get a dose of the hormone prolactin after orgasm and this acts as a sedative.

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