Abstract
Prolactin (PRL) is a polypeptide hormone with a clear role in promoting mammary gland growth, differentiation, and lactogenesis. In addition, endocrine and/or autocrine/ paracrine PRL (Clevenger et al. 1995; Ginsburg & Vonderhaar 1995) promotes mammary carcinogenesis in rodents (Wennbo et al. 1997) and also may contribute to the initiation and progression of human breast cancer (Hankinson et al. 1999).
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Trott, J.F., Hovey, R.C., Koduri, S., Vonderhaar, B.K. (2004). Multiple New Isoforms of the Human Prolactin Receptor Gene. In: Pickering, L.K., Morrow, A.L., Ruiz-Palacios, G.M., Schanler, R.J. (eds) Protecting Infants through Human Milk. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 554. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4242-8_71
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