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Milk Ejection

Known as: Ejection, Milk, Milk Let down, Milk Let-down 
Expulsion of milk from the mammary alveolar lumen, which is surrounded by a layer of milk-secreting EPITHELIAL CELLS and a network of myoepithelial… 
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2018
Review
2018
The Oxytocin Receptor: From Intracellular Signaling to Behavior.
The many facets of the oxytocin (OXT) system of the brain and periphery elicited nearly 25,000 publications since 1930 (see… 
Review
2012
Review
2012
Breaking the loop: Oxytocin as a potential treatment for drug addiction
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
The Biology of Paternal Care in Human and Nonhuman Primates
Among primates, intense paternal care is manifested in only a few distantly related species, including humans. Thus, neither… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Ultrasound imaging of milk ejection in the breast of lactating women.
OBJECTIVE Currently, the methods for assessing milk ejection in women include serial sampling of plasma oxytocin and measurement… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
The oxytocin receptor
Review
2001
Review
2001
The oxytocin receptor system: structure, function, and regulation.
The neurohypophysial peptide oxytocin (OT) and OT-like hormones facilitate reproduction in all vertebrates at several levels. The… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Unique and shared functions of different connexins in mice
Review
1998
Review
1998
Oxytocin release and milk removal in ruminants.
Before milking, less than 20% of the milk yielded by dairy cows is stored within the cistern, where it is immediately available… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Oxytocin — A neuropeptide for affiliation: Evidence from behavioral, receptor autoradiographic, and comparative studies
  • T. Insel
  • Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • 1992
  • Corpus ID: 43775941
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Prolactin release during nursing and breast stimulation in postpartum and nonpostpartum subjects.
ABSTRACT The effect of suckling and breast stimulation on plasma prolactin measured by homologous radioimmunoassay has been… 
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