##  [Lactation](/index.php/lactation) 

  ##  [Lactation](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/lactation-0) 

  

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Definition

The physiological process by which mammary glandular tissue synthesizes, secretes and, in many species, ejects milk that supplies nutrients, bioactive factors and fluid to neonates; lactation encompasses stages (mammogenesis, colostrogenesis, lactogenesis, galactopoiesis, involution) and is modulated by hormonal, nutritional, neural and management factors.