"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,
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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lactation" by people in Profiles.
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Prevalence of HIV-1 drug resistance amongst newly diagnosed HIV-infected infants age 4-8 weeks, enrolled in three nationally representative PMTCT effectiveness surveys, South Africa: 2010, 2011-12 and 2012-13. BMC Infect Dis. 2019 Sep 16; 19(Suppl 1):787.
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HIV-1 disease progression in immune-competent HIV-1-infected and breastfeeding mothers participating in the ANRS 12174 clinical trial in Burkina Faso, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia: a cohort study. BMJ Open. 2018 04 05; 8(4):e019239.
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Support for relactation among mothers of HIV-infected children: a pilot study in Soweto. Breastfeed Med. 2014 Nov; 9(9):450-7.
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Maternal vitamin D status: implications for the development of infantile nutritional rickets. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2010 Jun; 39(2):303-20, table of contents.
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Altered adipocyte properties in the offspring of protein malnourished rats. Br J Nutr. 1997 Jul; 78(1):121-9.
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Organ-selective growth in the offspring of protein-restricted mothers. Br J Nutr. 1996 Oct; 76(4):591-603.
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Domperidone: secretion in breast milk and effect on puerperal prolactin levels. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1985 Feb; 92(2):141-4.
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Domperidone and lactation. Lancet. 1983 Mar 19; 1(8325):647.