A hormone produced by the pituitary gland. Prolactin helps to stimulate the development of the mammary glands (see breast), and to initiate and maintain milk production for breastfeeding. (See also prolactinoma.)
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| Prolactin | 
| A hormone produced by the pituitary gland. Prolactin helps to stimulate the development of the mammary glands (see breast), and to initiate and maintain milk production for breastfeeding. (See also prolactinoma.) | 
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