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Prolactin is a pituitary hormone and is a glycoprotein

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Prolactin is a nonsteroid hormone. It is a protein hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that plays a role in lactation and reproduction.

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Which hormone is not steroid hormone?

Prolactin. There are several hormones.Growth hormone,insulin are peptide hormones


What anterior pituitary hormones stimulates milk production?

The hormone prolactin will cause milk production.


What is the pituitary hormone that promotes lactation in an infant?

The pituitary hormone that promotes lactation in an infant is prolactin. Prolactin is responsible for stimulating milk production in the mammary glands of a lactating mother.


Is insulin a steroid or non steroid hormone?

Insulin is a protein hormone therefore it is a non-steroid hormone.


Which hormone inhibits release of prolactin?

dopamin


When does an increase in the hormone prolactin occur?

After childbirth


What is Another name for lactogenic hormone?

Prolactin


Which hormone stimulates the secretion of milk?

prolactin


Which hormone is stored in the anterior pituitary gland?

The anterior pituitary gland stores and releases several hormones, including growth hormone, prolactin, thyroid-stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone.


Is GnRH a steroid hormone?

No, GnRH or gonadotropin releasing hormone is not a steroid, but rather a peptide (type of protein) hormone.


Which is another term for hormone?

A hormone is a category of messenger molecules secreted by one cell to send a signal to another. There is no other name for this broad category, but there are sub-types of hormones (e.g. steroid), and then individual names of hormones (e.g. prolactin).


What hormone is responsible for the release of breast milk?

Prolactin is milk ejecting hormone.It is secreted by Posterior Pitutory.