LactationThe processes of milk secretion by the maternal MAMMARY GLANDS after PARTURITION. The proliferation of the mammary glandular tissue, milk synthesis, and milk expulsion or let down are regulated by the interactions of several hormones including ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; and OXYTOCIN.
MilkThe white liquid secreted by the mammary glands. It contains proteins, sugar, lipids, vitamins, and minerals.
MilkThe white liquid secreted by the mammary glands. It contains proteins, sugar, lipids, vitamins, and minerals.
MilkThe white liquid secreted by the mammary glands. It contains proteins, sugar, lipids, vitamins, and minerals.
HormonesChemical substances having a specific regulatory effect on the activity of a certain organ or organs. The term was originally applied to substances secreted by various ENDOCRINE GLANDS and transported in the bloodstream to the target organs. It is sometimes extended to include those substances that are not produced by the endocrine glands but that have similar effects.
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