Hormonal regulation of mammary gland development and lactation

Nature Reviews Endocrinology, Published online: 03 October 2022; doi:10.1038/s41574-022-00742-yThe mammary gland is responsible for lactation and is regulated by the coordinated actions of reproductive and metabolic hormones. This Review discusses the hormonal regulation of lactation, hormonal functions of the mammary gland, the hormone composition of human milk, and endocrine and metabolic diseases that cause lactation insufficiency.

Source: Nature Reviews Endocrinology - October 3, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Fadil M. Hannan Taha Elajnaf Laura N. Vandenberg Stephen H. Kennedy Rajesh V. Thakker Source Type: research