TY - CHAP AU - Edyta Molik AU - Tomasz Misztal AU - Dorota A. Zieba ED - György M. Nagy ED - Bela E. Toth Y1 - 2013-01-23 PY - 2013 T1 - The Effect of Physiological and Environmental Factors on the Prolactin Profile in Seasonally Breeding Animals N2 - Prolactin is a polypeptide hormone that is synthesized in and secreted from the lactotrophs of the anterior pituitary gland. We are now aware that synthesis and secretion of prolactin is not restricted to the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, but other organs and individual cells can also produce it. This book provides the headlines to follow a course of cumulated knowledge on prolactin research during the last two-three decades and it may also help us understand some of the concerns that we face today. BT - Prolactin SP - Ch. 7 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/51465 DO - 10.5772/51465 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-20 ER -