Anatomy

Human Mammary Glands

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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Abstract

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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Synonyms

31 entry terms
  • Human Mammary Gland
  • Mammary Gland
  • Mammary Glands
  • Mammary Glands, Human
  • Gland, Human Mammary
  • Gland, Mammary
  • Glands, Human Mammary
  • Glands, Mammary
  • Mammary Gland, Human
  • Mammary Alveoli, Human
  • Mammary Ducts, Human
  • Mammary Epithelia, Human
  • Mammary Epithelium, Human
  • Mammary Lobules, Human
  • Alveoli, Human Mammary
  • Alveolus, Human Mammary
  • Duct, Human Mammary
  • Ducts, Human Mammary
  • Epithelia, Human Mammary
  • Epithelium, Human Mammary
  • Human Mammary Alveoli
  • Human Mammary Alveolus
  • Human Mammary Duct
  • Human Mammary Ducts
  • Human Mammary Epithelia
  • Human Mammary Epithelium
  • Human Mammary Lobule
  • Human Mammary Lobules
  • Mammary Alveolus, Human
  • Mammary Duct, Human
  • Mammary Lobule, Human

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

for animals use MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL

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History Note

2004; use BREAST 1975-2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Breast (1965-2003)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. A01.236.249
  2. A10w.336w.532

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NLM Classification

WP 800

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Human Mammary Glands. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D042361. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D042361
  2. Human Mammary Glands. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66058110