50518-0
Prolactin [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma --2nd specimen
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Part Description
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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, Prolactin
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Prolactin^2nd specimen
- Property
- MCnc
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Ser/Plas
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
Additional Names
- Long Common Name
- Prolactin [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma --2nd specimen
- Short Name
- Prolactin sp2 SerPl-mCnc
- Display Name
- Prolactin spec 2 [Mass/Vol]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Prolactin specimen 2, Blood
Basic Attributes
- Class
- CHAL
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.22
- Last Updated
- Version 2.73 (MIN)
- Order vs. Observation
- Observation
- Common Test Rank Get Info
- 15030
Language Variants Get Info
Tag | Language | Translation |
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de-AT | German (Austria) | Synonyms: Prolaktin Abnahme 2 |
de-DE | German (Germany) | Prolaktin^2. Probenmaterial: Synonyms: Prolactin |
el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Προλακτίνη^2ο δείγμα: Synonyms: MCnc Προλακτίνη |
es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Prolactina^2º especimen: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Prolactina ^ segunda muestra: |
et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Prolaktiin^2. proov: Synonyms: Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Plasma Seerum Seerum või plasma |
fr-CA | French (Canada) | Prolactine^2e échantillon: |
fr-FR | French (France) | Prolactine 2nd prélèvement: |
fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Prolactine^2e échantillon: Synonyms: Echantillon. 2 hPRL |
it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Prolattina^2° campione: Synonyms: Campione Concentrazione di Massa Plasma Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma Test di provocazione |
nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | prolactine^2de monster: |
pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Prolactina^2ª amostra: Synonyms: Mammatropic hormone; |
ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Пролактин^2-й образец: Synonyms: вторая проба; |
tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Prolaktin^2nci örnek: |
zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 催乳素^第2个标本: Synonyms: PRL; |
Example Units
Unit | Source |
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ng/mL | Example UCUM Units |
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