2842-3
Prolactin [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma
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LP14688-3 Prolactin
Prolactin is an anterior pituitary hormone encoded by the PRL gene, synthesized and secreted by lactotrope cells in the adenohypophysis. It is also produced in other tissues including the breast and the decidua. Pituitary prolactin secretion is regulated by neuroendocrine neurons in the hypothalamus, most importantly by neurosecretory dopamine neurons of the arcuate nucleus, which inhibit prolactin secretion. Prolactin levels may be checked as part of a sex hormone workup, as elevated prolactin secretion can suppress the secretion of FSH and GnRH, leading to hypogonadism, and sometimes causing erectile dysfunction in men. Prolactin measurement may also be of use in distinguishing epileptic seizures from psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, as serum prolactin level usually rises following an epileptic seizure.[Wikipedia: Prolactin]
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Source: Wikipedia, Prolactin
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Prolactin
- Property
- MCnc
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Ser/Plas
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
Additional Names
- Short Name
- Prolactin SerPl-mCnc
- Display Name
- Prolactin [Mass/Vol]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Prolactin, Blood
Basic Attributes
- Class
- CHEM
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 1.0
- Last Updated
- Version 2.73
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
- Common Test Rank Get Info
- 508
Member of these Groups Get Info
| LOINC Group | Group Name |
|---|---|
| LG6300-0 | Prolactin| |
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| de-DE | German (Germany) | Prolaktin: Synonyms: Prolactin |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Προλακτίνη: |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Prolactina: |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Prolactina: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
| es-AR | Spanish (Argentina) | prolactina: |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Prolaktiin: Synonyms: Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Plasma Seerum Seerum või plasma |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Prolactine: |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Prolactine: |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Prolactine: Synonyms: hPRL |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Prolattina: Synonyms: Chimica Concentrazione di Massa Plasma Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma |
| ko-KR | Korean (Korea, Republic Of) | 프로락틴: |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | prolactine: |
| pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Prolactina: Synonyms: Mammatropic hormone; |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Пролактин: Synonyms: Количественный Массовая концентрация Плазма Сыворотка Сыворотка или Плазма Точка во времени; |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Prolaktin: |
| uk-UA | Ukrainian (Ukraine) | Пролактин: Synonyms: Chemistry; |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 催乳素: Synonyms: PRL; |
Example Units
| Unit | Source |
|---|---|
| ng/mL | Example UCUM Units |
| ng/mL | REGENSTRIEF |
| ug/L | eCHN |
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