Milk-maker Hormone Prolactin may Help Liver Regenerate

In an animal study researchers found that animals with extra prolactin had larger livers, regenerated their livers faster after partial removal, and were significantly more likely to survive a liver surgery. The hormone prolactin is probably best known for its role in stimulating milk production in mothers after giving birth. But prolactin also has an important function in the liver. This organ has the highest number of prolactin receptors in the body, ports that ...

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