Prolactin is a polypeptide hormone whose major biological actions are related to normal lactation and reproduction. Abnormally high prolactin levels, referred to as hyperprolactinemia, can result ...

In summary, prolactin secretion in rat pregnancy is regulated differently in early, mid and late pregnancy. In late pregnancy, dopamine synthesis in TIDA neurons desensitizes to stimulation by ...

Whether dopamine-agonist withdrawal is associated with re-expansion of the tumor in patients who experience incomplete prolactin suppression with use of these drugs is not known. As most tumors ...