Preferred Term:
milk ejection
Definition:
Expulsion of milk from the mammary alveolar lumen, which is surrounded by a layer of milk-secreting epithelial cells and a network of myoepithelial cells. Contraction of the myoepithelial cells is regulated by neuroendocrine signals.
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Entry Terms:
- milk let-down
- milk letdown
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/48739
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