JIPMER Jipmer Medical Solved Paper-2013

  • question_answer
    Hormone responsible for the secretion of milk after parturition is

    A)  ACTH                   

    B)         LH

    C)  ICSH                     

    D)         Prolactin

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Prolactin or luteotrophic hormone or luteotrophin is a hormone, synthesized and stored in the anterior pituitary gland, that stimulates milk production after child birth and also stimulates production of progesterone by the corpus luteum in the ovary.


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