A mammary gland is an exocrine gland in humans and other mammals that produces milk to feed young offspring. Mammals get their name from the Latin word... 50 KB (5,473 words) - 16:48, 26 April 2024 |
mammary ridge or mammary crest is a primordium specific for the development of mammary glands. The mammary ridge is primordial for the mammary glands... 6 KB (628 words) - 14:57, 7 January 2024 |
A mammary alveolus (pl.: alveoli, from Latin alveolus, "little cavity") is a small cavity or sac found in the mammary gland. Mammary alveoli are the site... 2 KB (102 words) - 21:06, 8 February 2024 |
Breast development (redirect from Mammary gland development) on the chest known as breasts in primates, which serve primarily as mammary glands. The process is mediated by an assortment of hormones (and growth factors)... 59 KB (6,495 words) - 22:39, 18 April 2024 |
A mammary tumor is a neoplasm originating in the mammary gland. It is a common finding in older female dogs and cats that are not spayed, but they are... 19 KB (2,355 words) - 20:13, 5 March 2024 |
distinction between males and females. In females, it serves as the mammary gland, which produces and secretes milk to feed infants. Subcutaneous fat... 66 KB (7,297 words) - 14:11, 28 April 2024 |
glands are glands that secrete substances onto an epithelial surface by way of a duct. Examples of exocrine glands include sweat, salivary, mammary,... 5 KB (441 words) - 14:58, 19 March 2024 |
glands of the human body There are several specialized glands within the human integumentary system that are derived from apocrine or sebaceous gland... 6 KB (151 words) - 16:59, 17 February 2024 |
During puberty, the virus enters the mammary glands with migrating lymphocytes and infects proliferating mammary gland epithelial cells. As a retrovirus... 15 KB (1,926 words) - 20:59, 30 December 2023 |
Lactiferous duct (redirect from Mammary duct) form a branched system connecting the nipple to the lobules of the mammary gland. When lactogenesis occurs, under the influence of hormones, the milk... 5 KB (469 words) - 14:31, 27 February 2024 |
Involution (medicine) (section Mammary gland) birth, mammary glands grow steadily to a size required for optimal milk production. At the end of nursing, the number of cells in the mammary gland becomes... 3 KB (333 words) - 15:23, 6 January 2024 |
Nipple (redirect from Mammary papilla) physiological purpose of nipples is to deliver milk, produced in the female mammary glands during lactation, to an infant. During breastfeeding, nipple stimulation... 43 KB (4,945 words) - 07:31, 27 April 2024 |
Synapsida (section Mammary glands) Oftedal, Olav T. (2002-07-01). "The mammary gland and its origin during synapsid evolution". Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia. 7 (3): 225–252... 55 KB (5,615 words) - 04:25, 24 April 2024 |
Mammoplasia (redirect from Mammary gland hyperplasia) Sciences. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-323-35776-0. The cyclic changes of the adult mammary gland can be associated with the menstrual cycle and the hormonal changes... 18 KB (1,735 words) - 19:02, 15 January 2024 |
Lactation (category Glands) Lactation describes the secretion of milk from the mammary glands and the period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young. The process naturally... 33 KB (3,889 words) - 06:19, 12 April 2024 |
Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals and the caecilian Siphonops annulatus. It is the primary source of nutrition for... 151 KB (15,551 words) - 21:41, 17 April 2024 |
Cancer in cats (section Mammary gland tumors) by the cat. This is a sign that the cat is suffering from anxiety. Mammary gland tumors are the third common type of cancer in older female cats, with... 22 KB (2,694 words) - 15:58, 5 December 2023 |
Estrogen receptor beta (section Mammary gland) of ERβ in the mammary glands is not. Expression of ERα and ERβ in the mammary glands also differs throughout life in female mice. Mammary ERα expression... 39 KB (4,522 words) - 20:36, 15 November 2023 |
mammary gland development". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97 (7): 3044–49 Shyamala, G. 1999. "Progesterone signaling and mammary gland... 17 KB (1,577 words) - 04:30, 24 March 2024 |
the mammary glands to produce milk (lactation): increased serum concentrations of prolactin during pregnancy cause enlargement of the mammary glands and... 56 KB (5,820 words) - 13:15, 28 March 2024 |
RANK (section Mammary gland development) skeletal muscle, thymus, liver, colon, small intestine, adrenal gland, osteoclast, mammary gland epithelial cells, prostate, vascular cell, and pancreas. Most... 23 KB (3,035 words) - 06:16, 25 December 2023 |
apocrine glands include the ciliary glands (glands of Moll) in the eyelids; the ceruminous glands, which produce ear wax; and the mammary glands, which... 15 KB (1,468 words) - 22:38, 10 March 2024 |
Areolar glands, also known as glandulae areolares, Montgomery glands, and tubercula areolae, are 10-15 elevations found on the areola. They are usually... 6 KB (630 words) - 17:24, 24 November 2023 |
the ECM. A well-studied example of morphogenesis that involves ECM is mammary gland ductal branching. Tissues can change their shape and separate into distinct... 25 KB (2,724 words) - 17:43, 31 March 2024 |
Inframammary fold (redirect from Infra-mammary fold) fascia system. The fold is formed by the fusion of the superficial and mammary fasciae. G. Querci della Rovere (2004). Oncoplastic and Reconstructive... 2 KB (213 words) - 12:06, 9 December 2023 |
Areola (redirect from Mammary areola) lactation. Other small openings in the areola are sebaceous glands, also known as areolar glands. The areolae can range from pink to red to brown to dark... 6 KB (622 words) - 17:36, 23 April 2024 |