prolactin

n. 催乳激素 [化] 促乳素

发音

US /pɹoʊˈlæktɪn/

词形变化

prolactins 复数 prolactins

别名

PRL

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.

    催乳素

    不可数 化学 生物

词汇关系

词源

From pro- (from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”)) + lact- (variation of lacto-, from Latin lac (“milk”)) + -in (modification of -ine).

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