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What is The hormone which helps in milk secretion: September 2008, September 2010 and explain in detail?
Ans. D: Prolactin Prolactin causes milk secretion from the breast after estrogen and progesterone priming. Its effect on the breast involves increased action of mRNA and increased production of casein and lactalbumin. Prolactin also inhibits the effects of gonadotropins, possibly by an action at the level of the ovary. The function of prolactin in normal males is unsettled, but excess prolactin secreted by tumors causes impotence. Remember oxytocin causes Ejection of milk.