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
- GAID:1230
- VHOG:0001263
- BTO:0000868
- EV:0100126
- EMAPA:36540
- galen:Milk
- MAT:0000056
- Wikipedia:Breast_milk
- NCIT:C13401
- ENVO:02000031
- FMA:62100
- MESH:D008892
- UMLS:C1511310 (ncithesaurus:Breast_Fluid_or_Secretion)
- MA:0002552
- MIAA:0000056
- CALOHA:TS-0636
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]
Term relations
- bodily fluid
- mammary gland fluid/secretion
- protein-containing material entity
- has part some lipid
- has part some casein derived peptide
- produced by some mammary gland
- output of some lactation