Receptors, Prolactin

Introduction: Receptors, Prolactin

Description of Receptors, Prolactin

Receptors, Prolactin: Labile proteins on or in prolactin-sensitive cells that bind prolactin initiating the cells' physiological response to that hormone. Mammary casein synthesis is one of the responses. The receptors are also found in placenta, liver, testes, kidneys, ovaries, and other organs and bind and respond to certain other hormones and their analogs and antagonists. This receptor is related to the growth hormone receptor.
Source: MeSH 2007

Receptors, Prolactin: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Receptors, Prolactin:

• Prolactin

Terms associated with Receptors, Prolactin:

Terms Similar to Receptors, Prolactin:

• Prolactin Receptors

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Receptors, Prolactin

• Receptors, Neuropeptide
• Receptors, Gonadotropin

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Receptors, Prolactin

The following list attempts to classify Receptors, Prolactin into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Membrane Proteins
      • Receptors, Cell Surface
        • Receptors, Neurotransmitter
          • Receptors, Neuropeptide
            • Receptors, Prolactin

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Membrane Proteins
      • Receptors, Cell Surface
        • Receptors, Peptide
          • Receptors, Neuropeptide
            • Receptors, Prolactin

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Membrane Proteins
      • Receptors, Cell Surface
        • Receptors, Peptide
          • Receptors, Pituitary Hormone
            • Receptors, Gonadotropin
              • Receptors, Prolactin

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