NEET 1996 · Class 11

Chemical Coordination and Integration

Which hormone stimulates the secretion of milk from female?

  1. (A)Oxytocin
  2. (B)Progesterone
  3. (C)LH
  4. (D)Prolactin

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

Prolactin regulates the growth of the mammary glands and formation of milk in them.

Chapter
Chemical Coordination and Integration
Section
19.2.2 The Pituitary Gland
Page
2
Words matched
14 of 14

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'Prolactin regulates...formation of milk in them', which directly and conclusively identifies prolactin as the hormone stimulating milk secretion, matching the correct answer D.

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