A specialized accessory gland of the skin of mammals that secretes milk. The gland is typically only developed in females, and regresses in males. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammary_gland http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000817 ]
Synonyms: lactiferous gland glandula mammaria
Term information
- CALOHA:TS-0595
- FMA:286452
- EMAPA:17759
- NCIT:C12367
- EFO:0000854
- MIAA:0000073
- Wikipedia:Mammary_gland
- EV:0100125
- BTO:0000817
- MAT:0000073
- VHOG:0000398
- SCTID:361720005
- MESH:D008321
- MA:0000145
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, organ_slim, human_reference_atlas
Term relations
- gland
- exocrine gland of integumental system
- ectoderm-derived structure
- capable of some lactation
- produces some milk
- develops from some mammary bud