Term Information

Accession
GO:0060156
Name
milk ejection reflex
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
milk ejection
Alternate IDs
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Definition
A reflex that occurs in response to suckling, beginning with a nerve impulse from a receptor in the mammary gland and ending with the ejection of milk from the gland. Signaling never reaches a level of consciousness. Source: GOC:dph, GOC:st, GOC:mr, GOC:cjm
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History
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Subset
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Parents of milk ejection reflex (GO:0060156)
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milk ejection reflex [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  lactation (GO:0007595)
milk ejection reflex [is_a relation] is_a  body fluid secretion (GO:0007589)
milk ejection reflex [is_a relation] is_a  secretion by tissue (GO:0032941)
milk ejection reflex [is_a relation] is_a  reflex (GO:0060004)

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