"Lactation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D007774
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.523 G08.686.702.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Lactation, Prolonged- Lactation, Prolonged
- Lactations, Prolonged
- Prolonged Lactation
- Prolonged Lactations
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Lactation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Lactation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lactation" by people in Profiles.
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Human milk variation is shaped by maternal genetics and impacts the infant gut microbiome. Cell Genom. 2024 Oct 09; 4(10):100638.
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High-fat diet, but not duration of lactation, increases mammary gland lymphatic vessel function and subsequent growth of inflammatory breast cancer cells. J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia. 2023 10 06; 28(1):21.
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Drinking frequency in wild lactating chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) and their offspring. Am J Primatol. 2022 06; 84(6):e23371.
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Bone Mineral Density Changes Associated With Pregnancy, Lactation, and Medical Treatments in Premenopausal Women and Effects Later in Life. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2021 10; 30(10):1416-1430.
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The safety of asthma medications during pregnancy and lactation: Clinical management and research priorities. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2021 06; 147(6):2009-2020.
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Vedolizumab Concentrations in Breast Milk: Results from a Prospective, Postmarketing, Milk-Only Lactation Study in Nursing Mothers with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2021 06; 60(6):811-818.
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Dynamic cooling strategy based on individual animal response mitigated heat stress in dairy cows. Animal. 2021 Feb; 15(2):100093.
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Emergency Imaging in Pregnancy and Lactation [Formula: see text]. Can Assoc Radiol J. 2020 Aug; 71(3):396-402.
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Lactation Policy and Resources for Trainees in the Department of Radiology. J Am Coll Radiol. 2019 03; 16(3):365-368.
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Eating behavior, milk production, rumination, and digestibility characteristics of high- and low-efficiency lactating cows fed a low-roughage diet. J Dairy Sci. 2018 Dec; 101(12):10973-10984.