How breastfeeding works

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How breastfeeding works

Hypothalamic/OXT/mammary gland axis. OXT is synthesized in the hypothalamus and released from the posterior pituitary gland in response to suckling. OXT stimulates mammary gland myoepithelial cell contraction to promote milk ejection.

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