Prolactin/PRL polyclonal, anti-human, mouse, rat

Background:
Prolactin (PRL), also known as luteotropic hormone or luteotropin, is a protein that is best known for its role in enabling mammals, usually females, to produce milk. It is influential in over 300 separate processes in various vertebrates, including humans. Prolactin is secreted from the pituitary gland in response to eating, mating, estrogen treatment, ovulation and nursing. Prolactin is secreted in pulses in between these events. Prolactin plays an essential role in metabolism, regulation of the immune system and pancreatic development. Prolactin also acts in a cytokine-like manner and as an important regulator of the immune system. It has important cell cycle-related functions as a growth-, differentiating- and anti-apoptotic factor. As a growth factor, binding to cytokine-like receptors, it influences hematopoiesis, angiogenesis and is involved in the regulation of blood clotting through several pathways. The hormone acts in endocrine, autocrine and paracrine manner through the prolactin receptor and a large number of cytokine receptors. Pituitary prolactin secretion is regulated by endocrine neurons in the hypothalamus.

Alternative Name:
PRL, Decidual prolactin, GHA1, Growth hormone A1, Lactogenic hormone, Luteotropic hormone, Mammotropin, PRL, Prolactin, Prolactin precursor antibody

Application Dilution:
WB:1:500
ICC:1:50-1:200
IHC:1:50-1:200
FC:1:50-1:100

Specificity: Prolactin/PRL polyclonal antibody detects endogenous levels of Prolactin/PRL protein.

Immunogen:
Recombinant protein within human Prolactin/PRL aa 50-200.

MW: 23 kDa

Swiss-Prot: P01236 Human,P06879 Mouse,P01237 Rat

Purification & Purity:
Protein affinity purified.

Format:
Rabbit IgG, 1mg/ml in PBS with 0.02% sodium azide, 50% glycerol, pH7.2

Storage:
Store at +4℃ after thawing. Aliquot store at -20℃. Avoid repeated freeze / thaw cycles.

For research use only, not for use in diagnostic procedure.