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prolactin

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006954

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006954
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006954",
  "term": "prolactin",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "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.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/prolactin/"
}

Record 13,688 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.