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Prolactin (PRL) performs several important functions related to childbirth in humans, whereas it can cause other effects in different vertebrate species. During late pregnancy, PRL stimulates _____.

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Answer: Prolatin stimulates the mammary gland to produce milk during late pregnancy.

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Prolaction is an hormone produce by the pituitary gland that is present in the brain that stimulates the mammary gland to produce milk. This hormone is normally found in females human and animals. Prolatin increase serum production and cause the mammary glands to enlarge will lead to milk production which normally starts when the level of progesterone falls during late pregnancy.

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