Prolactin
Article Sources
NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.
Thomas, Clayton L., Editor (1997). Tabers Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, PA [18th Edition].
S2
Pagana, Kathleen D. & Pagana, Timothy J. (2001). Mosbys Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 5th Edition: Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO.
S3
Merck. Anterior Pituitary Function [6 paragraphs]. The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy [On-line information]. Available FTP: http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section2/chapter6/6c.htm
S4
(2002 February 17 Updated). Prolactin [12 paragraphs]. MEDLINEplus Health Information [On-line information]. Available FTP: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003718.htm
S5
(2002 July 24, Updated). Prolactinoma males [10 paragraphs]. MEDLINEplus Health Information [On-line information]. Available FTP: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000337.htm
S6
Pituitary: Overview [15 paragraphs]. The Hormone Foundation [On-line information]. Available FTP: http://www.hormone.org/learn/pituitary_1.html
S7
Pituitary: Secretory Tumors [19 paragraphs]. The Hormone Foundation [On-line information]. Available FTP: http://www.hormone.org/learn/pituitary_2.html
S8
Prolactin test [13 paragraphs]. Hendrick Health System, AccessMed Health Information Library [On-line information]. Available FTP: http://www.hendrickhealth.org/healthy/00062060.html
S9
ARUP. Prolactin [5 paragraphs]. ARUPs Guide to Clinical laboratory Testing [On-line information]. Available FTP: http://www.aruplab.com/guides/clt/tests/clt_150b.htm#1145504
S10
Merck. General [3 paragraphs]. The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, Section 2. Endocrine And Metabolic Disorders, Chapter 6. Hypothalamic-Pituitary Relationships [On-line information]. Available FTP: http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section2/chapter6/6a.htm
S11
Grunebaum, A. (2001 April 23). A Tiny Gland's Big Role in Pregnancy [11 paragraphs]. WebMD Health Information [On-line information]. Available FTP: http://my.webmd.com/content/article/3607.442
S12
The Impotence Sourcebook (1998). Laboratory Investigations of Erectile Dysfunction [13 paragraphs]. WebMD Health Information [On-line information]. Available FTP: http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1680.50141
S13
Spengler, R. (2001 February 22, Updated). Prolactin [24 paragraphs]. WebMD Health Information [On-line information]. Available FTP: http://my.webmd.com/printing/article/4118.253
S14
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Kasper, et al, 16th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2005, pg 2084.
