FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
CV Term Report
Help Close All Open All
General Information
Term lactation ID (Ontology) GO:0007595 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The regulated release of milk from the mammary glands and the period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As "milk secretion"
Comment
Links to External Ontologies
  QuickGO data     AmiGO data
Annotations
Records annotated with this term OR any of its CHILD TERMS
No relevant records available
Records annotated with this exact term (annotations to child terms are NOT included)
No relevant records available
show Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records
No relevant statements available
Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)
Only view relationship: 
secretion
 |__body fluid secretion_________
gland development                |
 |__mammary gland development____|
regulation of body fluid levels  |
 |__body fluid secretion_________|
                                 lactation
                                  |__milk ejection reflex
                                  |__regulation of lactation
                                      |__negative regulation of lactation
                                      |__positive regulation of lactation(+)
Spanning Tree View Settings
Parents/Children
View Depth
Show hierarchy levels: for parents, for children
hide Relationships
Is a body fluid secretion
Part of mammary gland development
hide Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
  • "milk secretion" EXACT
Secondary IDs
hide External Crossreferences & Linkouts
Wikipedia:Lactation