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In response to the increasing prevalence of obesity, the consumption of high-calorie and high-sugar foods and an unprecedented aging population, type 2 diabetes (T2D) continues to rise globally. The International Diabetes Federation reported that 589 million individuals aged 20 to 79 years had been diagnosed with diabetes by the end of 2024.1 The world prevalence of diabetes […]

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Hyperprolactinemia is a frequent cause for medical referrals to endocrinology departments. Markedly elevated prolactin levels are generally indicative of macroprolactinomas, whereas mild to moderate hyperprolactinemia may arise from physiological factors (such as exercise, sleep or stress), pharmacological agents, metabolic disturbances, ...

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Prolactin Prolactin is a polypeptide hormone produced and secreted by the adenohypophysis. This hormone is in the family with growth hormone and human placental lactogen; in fact, they are sufficiently homologous to suggest a common ancestral gene. Prolactin Prolactin is ...

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Prolactin Prolactin is a polypeptide hormone produced and secreted by the adenohypophysis. This hormone is in the family with growth hormone and human placental lactogen; in fact, they are sufficiently homologous to suggest a common ancestral gene. Prolactin Prolactin is ...

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Prolactin (PRL) is a peptide hormone secreted by lactotroph cells of the anterior pituitary. PRL is predominantly under inhibitory influence of hypothalamic dopamine, whereas thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), among other endogenous substances, is the main PRL-releasing factor. In physiological conditions, PRL ...

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