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| − | + | '''Lactation''' (verb: '''to lactate''') is the process of secreting or producing [[milk]]. The vast majority of female mammals lactate after pregnancy to feed their young. | |
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| + | Lactate may also mean a salt or ester of [[lactic acid]]; in this context it's used in the [[lactate dehydrogenase]], a human, animal and vegetal enzyme. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:49, June 23, 2016
Lactation (verb: to lactate) is the process of secreting or producing milk. The vast majority of female mammals lactate after pregnancy to feed their young.
Lactate may also mean a salt or ester of lactic acid; in this context it's used in the lactate dehydrogenase, a human, animal and vegetal enzyme.