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Mammary Glands, Human

"Mammary Glands, Human" 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.

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Glandular tissue in the BREAST of human that is under the influence of hormones such as ESTROGENS; PROGESTINS; and PROLACTIN. In WOMEN, after PARTURITION, the mammary glands secrete milk (MILK, HUMAN) for the nourishment of the young.


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Bar chart showing 17 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2008 and 2009 and 2011 and 2013 and 2014
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