milk ejection - CISMeF

Preferred Label : milk ejection;

MeSH definition : 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.;

MeSH synonym : milk let down; ejection, milk; milk let-down;

MeSH annotation : human & animal;

Details

Origin ID

D008893;

UMLS CUI

C0026132;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Cow Milk [NCIt concept]
- Mammary Gland Milk [NCIt concept]
- Milk [LOINC System]
- Milking [ICNP action]
- Portion of milk [FMA entity]
- milk ejection reflex [GO term]
- milk, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- milk ejection [MeSH concept]
See also
- breast milk expression [MeSH Descriptor]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Milk (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Organ or Tissue Function [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- milk ejection reflex [GO term]

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