| let-down reflex |
the ejection or release of milk from the alveoli of the breast into the ducts, caused by a combination of neurogenic and hormonal reflexes involving the hormone oxytocin and, to a lesser extent, vasopressin; called also milk ejection r. and milk let-down r.
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| let-down reflex |
the involuntary ejection of milk that occurs during breastfeeding.
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| let-down reflex |
a reflex causing the milk to flow down the breast to the nipple from where it is created and stored
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| let-down reflex |
Hormone release that causes a mothers breastmilk to go into the holding reservoirs behind the nipples.
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