chProlactin

SYNONYMS
Mammotropin, Luteotropic hormone, Luteotropin, PRL.

INTRODUCTION
Prolactin is a neuroendocrine hormone synthesized primarily by the pituitary gland but also a variety of other cell types including the placenta, brain and uterus. Prolactin is secreted when eating, nursing, mating, estrogen treatment and during ovulation. Prolactin's primary role is to promote and maintain lactation but also plays a role in breast cancer development, regulation of reproductive function and immunoregulation.

DESCRIPTION
Prolactin Chicken Recombinant produced in E.Coli is a single, non-glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 199 amino acids + an additional Ala at n-terminal and  having a molecular mass of ~ 23 kDa.

The Chicken Prolactin protein is purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques.

https://www.prospecbio.com/prolactin_chicken