A prolactinoma is a benign tumor of the pituitary gland. Prolactinomas cause secretion of the hormone prolactin, which stimulates the breast to produce milk. The aims of treatment are the reduction of prolactin level to normal, reduction of tumor size, and restoration of normal pituitary function.
Persimmon is Japan's national fruit and that's where it originated (American persimmons are mostly ornamental). Persimmon seeds first came to the United States when Commodore Perry sent them from Japan in 1856. Today, persimmons are grown in a plethora of varieties in China, Burma, Northern India, and Australia; in the US, it grows in Southern and Southwestern states, predominantly California. Persimmons are red-brown or orange fruits that grow on trees like plums and look like a small, rather flat tomato capped by a calyx.
A: Tulips are native to North Africa, Greece, Turkey, Iran, Ukraine, Mongolia and southern Siberia but are now grown in countries across the globe. Popular regions for tulip growing include Holland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Australia and the U.S. states of Michigan, Iowa and Washington.