Milk ejection

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004122",
  "term": "Milk ejection",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Expulsion of milk from the mammary alveolar lumen, which is surrounded by a layer of milk-secreting epithelial cells and a network of myoepithelial cells. Contraction of the myoepithelial cells is regulated by neuroendocrine signals.",
  "synonyms": [
    "milk let-down",
    "milk letdown"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "lactation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "eyección láctea"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/milk-ejection/"
}