"Milk Ejection" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D008893
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.523.460 G08.686.702.500.460
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| Concept/Terms |
Milk Ejection- Milk Ejection
- Ejection, Milk
- Milk Let-down
- Milk Let down
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Milk Ejection" by people in Profiles.
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Breast pump suction patterns that mimic the human infant during breastfeeding: greater milk output in less time spent pumping for breast pump-dependent mothers with premature infants. J Perinatol. 2012 Feb; 32(2):103-10.
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A comparison of the efficiency, efficacy, comfort, and convenience of two hospital-grade electric breast pumps for mothers of very low birthweight infants. Breastfeed Med. 2008 Sep; 3(3):141-50.
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Comparison of milk output from the right and left breasts during simultaneous pumping in mothers of very low birthweight infants. Breastfeed Med. 2007 Jun; 2(2):83-91.
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Comfort and effectiveness of the Symphony breast pump for mothers of preterm infants: comparison of three suction patterns. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2004; 554:321-3.