An emulsion of fat globules within a fluid that is secreted by the mammary gland during lactation. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: mammary gland milk
Term information
- NCIT:C13401
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1511310
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_milk
- GAID:1230
- galen:Milk
- BTO:0000868
- OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjGZJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- EV:0100126
- FMA:62100
- EMAPA:36540
- MIAA:0000056
- ENVO:02000031
- CALOHA:TS-0636
- MESH:A13.622
- VHOG:0001263
- UMLS:C1511310 (ncithesaurus:Breast_Fluid_or_Secretion)
- MA:0002552
- MAT:0000056
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
to axiomatize the different forms of mammary gland secretion an ontology of the phases of pregnancy/lactation is required. Using the existing GO def of lactation is circular.
The detailed similarities of mammary glands in living monotremes, marsupials, and eutherians argue for a monophyletic origin of these glands, perhaps by the combination of parts of preexisting sebaceous and sweat glands.[well established][VHOG]