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milk

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001913

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 info

database cross reference
  • MESH:D008892
  • EMAPA:36540
  • MAT:0000056
  • GAID:1230
  • NCIT:C13401
  • MIAA:0000056
  • Wikipedia:Breast_milk
  • EV:0100126
  • FMA:62100
  • BTO:0000868
  • UMLS:C1511310 (ncithesaurus:Breast_Fluid_or_Secretion)
  • galen:Milk
  • VHOG:0001263
  • CALOHA:TS-0636
  • ENVO:02000031
  • MA:0002552
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim

UBPROP 0000003

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]

UBPROP 0000012

ncit:Milk refers specifically to cow milk

editor note

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.

id

UBERON:0001913

prefLabel

Milk