| Protein Name | prolactin |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Gene ID | 5617 |
| Gene Symbol | PRL |
| UniProt | P01236 (PRL_HUMAN), Q5I0G2 (Q5I0G2_HUMAN), Q5THQ0 (Q5THQ0_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 4730 |
Description |
prolactin |
| Gene Summary |
This gene encodes the anterior pituitary hormone prolactin. This secreted hormone is a growth regulator for many tissues, including cells of the immune system. It may also play a role in cell survival by suppressing apoptosis, and it is essential for lactation. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants that encode the same protein. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011] |
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