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Lactiferous duct

Known as: ducts lactiferous, ducts mammary, mammary duct 
A channel conveying the milk secreted by the lobes of the breast to and through the nipple.
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Mammary lobe

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2007
2007
Expression and localization of extracellular matrix-degrading proteinases and their inhibitors in the bovine mammary gland during development, function, and involution.
In degrading the extracellular matrix, matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) and the plasminogen activator (PA) system may play a… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Origin and Fate of Erythropoietin in Human Milk
Erythropoietin (Epo) is a normal constituent of human milk, but the origin and fate of this cytokine in milk are not known… 
1995
1995
Ductal carcinoma of male breast with prominent lipid‐rich component
&NA; We report a case of mammary duct carcinoma with a prominent lipid‐rich, sebaceous‐like component, occurring in a 55 yr old… 
1995
1995
Morphofunctional Features of Intraductal Hyperplasia, Atypical Intraductal Hyperplasia, and Various Grades of Intraductal Carcinoma
Abstract: The spectrum of epithelial proliferations within the mammary duct system includes lobular, ductal, and papillary… 
1995
1995
Mammographic appearances of mammary duct ectasia that mimic carcinoma in a screening programme.
The aim of this study is to demonstrate the spectrum of mammographic appearances of mammary duct ectasia that mimic carcinoma in… 
1994
1994
cDCC (chicken homologue to a gene deleted in colorectal carcinoma) is an epithelial adhesion molecule expressed in the basal cells and involved in epithelial-mesenchymal interaction.
Cloning of human DCC (deleted in colorectal carcinoma, Fearon et al., 1990) showed that it is an immunoglobulin superfamily… 
1991
1991
Duct endoscopy and endoscopic biopsy in the evaluation of nipple discharge
SummaryMicrodochectomy is usually performed on patients with nipple discharge caused by intraductal proliferative lesions, such… 
Review
1962
Review
1962
Inflammatory mastitis, mammary duct ectasia, and mammillary fistula
INTRODUCTION THE famous dictum of Rindfleisch (1875)-that the breast is the foster-mother of tumour study-is still largely true… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Mammary Lobulo-Alveolar Growth Induced by Anterior Pituitary Hormones in Adreno-Ovariectomized and Adreno-Ovariectomized-Hypophysectomized Rats.∗ †
Summary 1. Mature virgin female Car-worth rats of the CFN strain were adreno-ovariectomized and were then injected thrice daily… 
1947
1947
The role of the adrenal cortex in mammary development and its relation to the mammogenic action of the anterior pituitary.
THE POSSIBLE involvement of the adrenal cortex in mammary development was first indicated by the experiments of Van Heuverswyn… 
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