loading...| Preferred Name |
milk |
| Synonyms |
mammary gland milk |
| Definitions |
An emulsion of fat globules within a fluid that is secreted by the mammary gland during lactation. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001913 |
| database_cross_reference |
VHOG:0001263 MAT:0000056 ENVO:02000031 BTO:0000868 CALOHA:TS-0636 GAID:1230 EMAPA:36540 EV:0100126 galen:Milk MIAA:0000056 MA:0002552 NCIT:C13401 FMA:62100 Wikipedia:Breast_milk UMLS:C1511310 MESH:D008892 |
| definition |
An emulsion of fat globules within a fluid that is secreted by the mammary gland during lactation. |
| editor note |
to axiomatize the different forms of mammary gland secretion an ontology of the phases of pregnancy/lactation is required. Using the existing GO def of lactation is circular. |
| external_ontology_notes |
ncit:Milk refers specifically to cow milk |
| has exact synonym |
mammary gland milk |
| has part | |
| has quality | |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| homology_notes |
The detailed similarities of mammary glands in living monotremes, marsupials, and eutherians argue for a monophyletic origin of these glands, perhaps by the combination of parts of preexisting sebaceous and sweat glands.[well established][VHOG] |
| id |
UBERON:0001913 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
milk |
| notation |
UBERON:0001913 |
| output of | |
| prefLabel |
milk |
| produced by | |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PR_000050567 |