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Lactation

Lactation describes the secretion of milk from the mammary glands in addition to the period of time that a parent lactates to feed her young. The process can occur with all sexually mature female mammals, although it may predate mammals. The process of feeding milk in all female creatures is called nursing, and in humans it is also called breastfeeding.…

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Human

Without pregnancy, induced lactation, relactation

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Occurrence outside Mammalia

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Lactation

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Edges129
Triples62
Avg. degree1.98
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related to Hormonal influences · 25
Lactation → ACTH, Adrenocorticotropic, After, Breastfeeding, During, Estrogen, Follicle, From, FSH, GH, Glucocorticoids, Growth, High, HPL, Human, IGF-1, LH, Like, Oxytocin, Progesterone
related to Occurrence outside Mammalia · 11
Lactation → Among, Another, As, Brazil's Atlantic Forest, Other, Recent, Science, Siphonops, The, These, This
related to Without pregnancy, induced lactation, relactation · 8
Lactation → Additional, In, It, Jack Newman, Lenore Goldfarb, Newman-Goldfarb, Several, The
related to Evolution · 7
Lactation → As, Charles Darwin, Late Triassic, Middle, Oftedal, The, This
related to Purpose · 2
Lactation → Due, The
is a · 1
Lactation → sign that the female has been pregnant at some point in her life

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milk also birth prolactin breast production species oxytocin breastfeeding pregnancy levels may mammals reflex alveoli mothers breasts progesterone baby ejection

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Lactationis asign that the female has been pregnant at some point in her life0.90text
hyperprolactinaemia.Kittens nursingLactating Coyoteinstance ofIt can occur in males and females of many mammal species as result of hormonal imbalances0.80text
with noticeable teatsCollared Peccary nursing its young in the Parque de las Leyendas zoo PurposeThe chief function of a lactation is to provide nutritioninstance ofIt can occur in males and females of many mammal species as result of hormonal imbalances0.80text
immune protection to the young after birthinstance ofIt can occur in males and females of many mammal species as result of hormonal imbalances0.80text
cortisol have an important lactation inducing function in several animal speciesinstance ofand glucocorticoids0.80text
including humansinstance ofand glucocorticoids0.80text
columbiform birdsinstance ofThe presence of milk production in caecilians that lay eggs suggests an evolutionary transition between egg-laying and live birth.Another well known example of nourishing young…0.80text
flamingosinstance ofOther birds0.80text
penguins utilize similar feeding techniques.The discus fishinstance ofOther birds0.80text
Lactationrelated to EvolutionCharles Darwin0.60section
Lactationrelated to EvolutionThe0.60section
Lactationrelated to EvolutionAs0.60section

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