Prolactin — a pleiotropic factor in health and disease

Prolactin — a pleiotropic factor in health and diseaseProlactin — a pleiotropic factor in health and disease, Published online: 21 March 2019; doi:10.1038/s41574-019-0194-6Prolactin is mainly known for its involvement in the regulation of lactation. In this Review, the authors describe other newly discovered roles of prolactin in human health and disease and discuss new data on the pathological states of hypoprolactinaemia and hyperprolactinaemia.

Source: Nature Reviews Endocrinology - March 20, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Val érie Bernard Jacques Young Nadine Binart Source Type: research