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Describe the physiology behind lactation.

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This solution provides information on lactation and its physiology. It then deals with hormones involved in the physiology of lactation.

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Lactation is the secretion of milk from the mammary glands, for feeding the young ones. It occurs in female mammals to provide feed to their young ones after delivery of their child. The chief and the most ...

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