The hormone that stimulates the synthesis of milk in the mammary glands is: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The hormone that stimulates the synthesis of milk in the mammary glands is:
A. Estrogen
B. Prolactin
C. Progesterone
D. Oxytocin
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Prolactin, secreted by the anterior pituitary, is the primary hormone responsible for milk synthesis (lactation) after childbirth. Oxytocin causes milk ejection (let-down reflex). Estrogen and progesterone stimulate mammary duct and alveolar development during pregnancy but inhibit milk secretion; after delivery, their levels drop, allowing prolactin to act.

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