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Author Alekseev, N. P. (Nikolaĭ Petrovich), author.

Title Physiology of human female lactation / Nikolai Petrovich Alekseev
Published Cham : Springer, [2021]

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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Origin and development of the breast -- Chapter 3: Structure of the lactating breast -- Chapter 4: Breast function during the initial period of lactation (lactogenesis I and II) -- Chapter 5: The period of established lactation (lactogenesis III)
Summary This comprehensive Monograph examines all peripheral and central mechanisms of regulating the secretion of milk from the lactating breast. The author reviews the complete female breast development, starting with the early childhood, up to pregnancy and lactation. Structural and ultrastructural data on the alveolar-ductal system, together with details of breast innervation, are used to investigate the physiological process of lactation. Readers will appreciate the special focus on reflexes, both in the child and the mother, that help to regulate maternal milk production and secretion. Following this, the author sheds a light on the composition and dynamics of milk components during the different periods of lactation. The final section of this volume focusses on practical aspects of modern breastfeeding, like the use of breast pumps or galactogogues, to influence the productivity of milk production. These fundamental principles and structural details will be particularly useful for physiologists and clinicians working in gynecology and pediatrics
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Translated from Russian
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 29, 2021)
Subject Lactation.
Breast -- Physiology
Human physiology.
Physiology.
Human anatomy.
Cytology.
Lactation
Physiology
Cell Biology
Breast -- physiology
Cytology
physiology.
Cytology
Human anatomy
Human physiology
Lactation
Physiology
Alletament.
Mama.
Fisiologia humana.
Genre/Form Electronic books
Llibres electrònics.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783030663643
3030663647