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Descriptor English: Lactation
Descriptor Spanish: Lactancia
Descriptor lactancia
Entry term(s) lactancia prolongada
secreciones de leche
secreción de leche
Scope note: Procesos de la secreción de leche por las GLÁNDULAS MAMARIAS de la madre después del PARTO. La proliferación del tejido glandular mamario, la síntesis de leche y la expulsión o salida de leche están regulados por las interacciones de varias hormonas, que incluyen ESTRADIOL, PROGESTERONA, PROLACTINA y OXITOCINA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Lactação
Descriptor French: Lactation
Entry term(s): Lactation prolongée
Tree number(s): G08.686.523
G08.686.702.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007774
Scope note: The 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.
Annotation: check the tag FEMALE usually but occasionally MALE; "postpartum amenorrhea" is indexed under PUERPERIUM + AMENORRHEA and not LACTATION unless lactation is particularly discussed; ANIMALS, SUCKLING is available but the suckling of an animal goes here: human suckling goes under BREAST FEEDING
Allowable Qualifiers: BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
EH ethnologie
GE génétique
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
PH physiologie
PX psychologie
RE effets des radiations
UR urine
Related: Allaitement naturel MeSH
Colostrum MeSH
Galactogogues MeSH
Lait MeSH
Lait humain MeSH
DeCS ID: 22239
Unique ID: D007774
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Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/14
Lactation - Preferred
Concept UI M0012156
Preferred term Lactation
Lactation prolongée - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0012157
Preferred term Lactation prolongée



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