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GO term:lactation
GO id:GO:0007595
Definition:The secretion of milk by the mammary gland.
Number of paths to term: 22

is-adenotes an 'is-a' relationship
part-ofdenotes a 'part-of' relationship
regulatesdenotes a 'regulates' relationship
positively-regulatesdenotes a 'positively-regulates' relationship
negatively-regulatesdenotes a 'negatively-regulates' relationship


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-abiological regulation
                        is-aregulation of biological quality
                                is-aregulation of body fluid levels
                                        is-abody fluid secretion
                                                is-acerebrospinal fluid secretion
                                                is-alactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                                is-amucus secretion +
                                                is-apancreatic juice secretion +
                                                is-asaliva secretion +
                                                is-atear secretion


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-adevelopmental process
                        is-aanatomical structure development
                                is-aorgan development
                                        is-agland development
                                                is-amammary gland development
                                                        part-ofcell-cell signaling involved in mammary gland development
                                                        part-oflactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                                        part-ofmammary gland epithelium development +
                                                        part-ofmammary gland fat development +
                                                        part-ofmammary gland lobule development +
                                                        part-ofmammary gland morphogenesis +
                                                        part-ofmammary stem cell proliferation +
                                                        part-ofmesenchymal cell differentiation involved in mammary gland development
                                                        negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of mammary gland development in males by androgen receptor signaling pathway
                                                        part-ofnipple development +
                                                        part-ofthelarche +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-adevelopmental process
                        is-aanatomical structure development
                                is-asystem development
                                        part-oforgan development
                                                is-agland development
                                                        is-amammary gland development
                                                                part-ofcell-cell signaling involved in mammary gland development
                                                                part-oflactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                                                part-ofmammary gland epithelium development +
                                                                part-ofmammary gland fat development +
                                                                part-ofmammary gland lobule development +
                                                                part-ofmammary gland morphogenesis +
                                                                part-ofmammary stem cell proliferation +
                                                                part-ofmesenchymal cell differentiation involved in mammary gland development
                                                                negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of mammary gland development in males by androgen receptor signaling pathway
                                                                part-ofnipple development +
                                                                part-ofthelarche +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-adevelopmental process
                        is-amulticellular organismal development
                                part-ofsystem development
                                        part-oforgan development
                                                is-agland development
                                                        is-amammary gland development
                                                                part-ofcell-cell signaling involved in mammary gland development
                                                                part-oflactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                                                part-ofmammary gland epithelium development +
                                                                part-ofmammary gland fat development +
                                                                part-ofmammary gland lobule development +
                                                                part-ofmammary gland morphogenesis +
                                                                part-ofmammary stem cell proliferation +
                                                                part-ofmesenchymal cell differentiation involved in mammary gland development
                                                                negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of mammary gland development in males by androgen receptor signaling pathway
                                                                part-ofnipple development +
                                                                part-ofthelarche +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-adevelopmental process
                        is-asingle-organism developmental process
                                is-agland development
                                        is-amammary gland development
                                                part-ofcell-cell signaling involved in mammary gland development
                                                part-oflactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                                part-ofmammary gland epithelium development +
                                                part-ofmammary gland fat development +
                                                part-ofmammary gland lobule development +
                                                part-ofmammary gland morphogenesis +
                                                part-ofmammary stem cell proliferation +
                                                part-ofmesenchymal cell differentiation involved in mammary gland development
                                                negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of mammary gland development in males by androgen receptor signaling pathway
                                                part-ofnipple development +
                                                part-ofthelarche +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-aestablishment of localization
                        is-atransport
                                is-asingle-organism transport
                                        is-asecretion
                                                is-abody fluid secretion
                                                        is-acerebrospinal fluid secretion
                                                        is-alactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                                        is-amucus secretion +
                                                        is-apancreatic juice secretion +
                                                        is-asaliva secretion +
                                                        is-atear secretion


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-aestablishment of localization
                        is-atransport
                                is-asingle-organism transport
                                        is-asecretion
                                                is-asecretion by tissue
                                                        is-acerebrospinal fluid secretion
                                                        is-alactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                                        is-amucus secretion +
                                                        is-apancreatic juice secretion +
                                                        is-asaliva secretion +
                                                        is-atear secretion


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-alocalization
                        part-ofestablishment of localization
                                is-atransport
                                        is-asingle-organism transport
                                                is-asecretion
                                                        is-abody fluid secretion
                                                                is-acerebrospinal fluid secretion
                                                                is-alactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                                                is-amucus secretion +
                                                                is-apancreatic juice secretion +
                                                                is-asaliva secretion +
                                                                is-atear secretion


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-alocalization
                        part-ofestablishment of localization
                                is-atransport
                                        is-asingle-organism transport
                                                is-asecretion
                                                        is-asecretion by tissue
                                                                is-acerebrospinal fluid secretion
                                                                is-alactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                                                is-amucus secretion +
                                                                is-apancreatic juice secretion +
                                                                is-asaliva secretion +
                                                                is-atear secretion


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-amulticellular organismal process
                        is-amulticellular organism reproduction
                                part-ofmulticellular organismal reproductive process
                                        is-adehiscence +
                                        is-aembryonic process involved in female pregnancy
                                        is-afetal process involved in parturition
                                        is-agamete generation +
                                        is-agenital disc sexually dimorphic development
                                        is-ainsemination +
                                        is-alactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                        is-amaternal process involved in female pregnancy +
                                        is-amaternal process involved in parturition
                                        is-amucilage extrusion from seed coat
                                        is-amulticellular organismal reproductive behavior +
                                        is-aoogenesis stage +
                                        is-aovulation +
                                        is-aovulation cycle +
                                        is-apenetration of zona pellucida
                                        is-apenile erection +
                                        is-aplantlet formation on parent plant
                                        is-aregulation of brood size
                                        is-aseed dehydration
                                        is-aseed dormancy process +
                                        is-aseed maturation +
                                        is-aseminal clot liquefaction
                                        is-asperm competition +
                                        is-asperm ejaculation


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-amulticellular organismal process
                        is-asingle-multicellular organism process
                                is-amulticellular organismal development
                                        part-ofsystem development
                                                part-oforgan development
                                                        is-agland development
                                                                is-amammary gland development
                                                                        part-ofcell-cell signaling involved in mammary gland development
                                                                        part-oflactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                                                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                                                        part-ofmammary gland epithelium development +
                                                                        part-ofmammary gland fat development +
                                                                        part-ofmammary gland lobule development +
                                                                        part-ofmammary gland morphogenesis +
                                                                        part-ofmammary stem cell proliferation +
                                                                        part-ofmesenchymal cell differentiation involved in mammary gland development
                                                                        negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of mammary gland development in males by androgen receptor signaling pathway
                                                                        part-ofnipple development +
                                                                        part-ofthelarche +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-amulticellular organismal process
                        is-asingle-multicellular organism process
                                is-aregulation of body fluid levels
                                        is-abody fluid secretion
                                                is-acerebrospinal fluid secretion
                                                is-alactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                                is-amucus secretion +
                                                is-apancreatic juice secretion +
                                                is-asaliva secretion +
                                                is-atear secretion


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-amulticellular organismal process
                        is-asingle-multicellular organism process
                                is-asecretion by tissue
                                        is-acerebrospinal fluid secretion
                                        is-alactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                        is-amucus secretion +
                                        is-apancreatic juice secretion +
                                        is-asaliva secretion +
                                        is-atear secretion


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-areproduction
                        is-amulticellular organism reproduction
                                part-ofmulticellular organismal reproductive process
                                        is-adehiscence +
                                        is-aembryonic process involved in female pregnancy
                                        is-afetal process involved in parturition
                                        is-agamete generation +
                                        is-agenital disc sexually dimorphic development
                                        is-ainsemination +
                                        is-alactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                        is-amaternal process involved in female pregnancy +
                                        is-amaternal process involved in parturition
                                        is-amucilage extrusion from seed coat
                                        is-amulticellular organismal reproductive behavior +
                                        is-aoogenesis stage +
                                        is-aovulation +
                                        is-aovulation cycle +
                                        is-apenetration of zona pellucida
                                        is-apenile erection +
                                        is-aplantlet formation on parent plant
                                        is-aregulation of brood size
                                        is-aseed dehydration
                                        is-aseed dormancy process +
                                        is-aseed maturation +
                                        is-aseminal clot liquefaction
                                        is-asperm competition +
                                        is-asperm ejaculation


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-areproduction
                        part-ofreproductive process
                                is-amulticellular organismal reproductive process
                                        is-adehiscence +
                                        is-aembryonic process involved in female pregnancy
                                        is-afetal process involved in parturition
                                        is-agamete generation +
                                        is-agenital disc sexually dimorphic development
                                        is-ainsemination +
                                        is-alactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                        is-amaternal process involved in female pregnancy +
                                        is-amaternal process involved in parturition
                                        is-amucilage extrusion from seed coat
                                        is-amulticellular organismal reproductive behavior +
                                        is-aoogenesis stage +
                                        is-aovulation +
                                        is-aovulation cycle +
                                        is-apenetration of zona pellucida
                                        is-apenile erection +
                                        is-aplantlet formation on parent plant
                                        is-aregulation of brood size
                                        is-aseed dehydration
                                        is-aseed dormancy process +
                                        is-aseed maturation +
                                        is-aseminal clot liquefaction
                                        is-asperm competition +
                                        is-asperm ejaculation


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-areproductive process
                        is-amulticellular organismal reproductive process
                                is-adehiscence +
                                is-aembryonic process involved in female pregnancy
                                is-afetal process involved in parturition
                                is-agamete generation +
                                is-agenital disc sexually dimorphic development
                                is-ainsemination +
                                is-alactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                is-amaternal process involved in female pregnancy +
                                is-amaternal process involved in parturition
                                is-amucilage extrusion from seed coat
                                is-amulticellular organismal reproductive behavior +
                                is-aoogenesis stage +
                                is-aovulation +
                                is-aovulation cycle +
                                is-apenetration of zona pellucida
                                is-apenile erection +
                                is-aplantlet formation on parent plant
                                is-aregulation of brood size
                                is-aseed dehydration
                                is-aseed dormancy process +
                                is-aseed maturation +
                                is-aseminal clot liquefaction
                                is-asperm competition +
                                is-asperm ejaculation


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-asingle-organism process
                        is-asingle-multicellular organism process
                                is-amulticellular organismal development
                                        part-ofsystem development
                                                part-oforgan development
                                                        is-agland development
                                                                is-amammary gland development
                                                                        part-ofcell-cell signaling involved in mammary gland development
                                                                        part-oflactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                                                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                                                        part-ofmammary gland epithelium development +
                                                                        part-ofmammary gland fat development +
                                                                        part-ofmammary gland lobule development +
                                                                        part-ofmammary gland morphogenesis +
                                                                        part-ofmammary stem cell proliferation +
                                                                        part-ofmesenchymal cell differentiation involved in mammary gland development
                                                                        negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of mammary gland development in males by androgen receptor signaling pathway
                                                                        part-ofnipple development +
                                                                        part-ofthelarche +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-asingle-organism process
                        is-asingle-multicellular organism process
                                is-aregulation of body fluid levels
                                        is-abody fluid secretion
                                                is-acerebrospinal fluid secretion
                                                is-alactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                                is-amucus secretion +
                                                is-apancreatic juice secretion +
                                                is-asaliva secretion +
                                                is-atear secretion


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-asingle-organism process
                        is-asingle-multicellular organism process
                                is-asecretion by tissue
                                        is-acerebrospinal fluid secretion
                                        is-alactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                        is-amucus secretion +
                                        is-apancreatic juice secretion +
                                        is-asaliva secretion +
                                        is-atear secretion


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-asingle-organism process
                        is-asingle-organism developmental process
                                is-agland development
                                        is-amammary gland development
                                                part-ofcell-cell signaling involved in mammary gland development
                                                part-oflactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                                part-ofmammary gland epithelium development +
                                                part-ofmammary gland fat development +
                                                part-ofmammary gland lobule development +
                                                part-ofmammary gland morphogenesis +
                                                part-ofmammary stem cell proliferation +
                                                part-ofmesenchymal cell differentiation involved in mammary gland development
                                                negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of mammary gland development in males by androgen receptor signaling pathway
                                                part-ofnipple development +
                                                part-ofthelarche +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-asingle-organism process
                        is-asingle-organism transport
                                is-asecretion
                                        is-abody fluid secretion
                                                is-acerebrospinal fluid secretion
                                                is-alactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                                is-amucus secretion +
                                                is-apancreatic juice secretion +
                                                is-asaliva secretion +
                                                is-atear secretion


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-asingle-organism process
                        is-asingle-organism transport
                                is-asecretion
                                        is-asecretion by tissue
                                                is-acerebrospinal fluid secretion
                                                is-alactation [GO:0007595] (29 genes, 34 annotations)
                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of lactation by mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling
                                                is-amucus secretion +
                                                is-apancreatic juice secretion +
                                                is-asaliva secretion +
                                                is-atear secretion


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