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The 22 pages that link to Mammary gland, each with the reason it gives.

• MammalBroader topic: Milk production is the defining function behind the class name Mammalia.

• MarsupialRelated: Marsupial young attach to a teat supplied by a mammary gland.

• MammaliaRelated: Milk production is the defining reproductive feature of living mammals.

• MilkBroader topic: Milk is synthesized and secreted by specialized cells in this organ.

• LactationBroader topic: Its alveoli synthesize milk, which ducts carry toward the nipple.

• CaseinNarrower topic: Casein is synthesized in mammary cells and secreted as part of milk.

• ProlactinRelated: Its secretory cells are major targets of prolactin during lactation.

• OxytocinRelated: Oxytocin contracts cells around its milk-producing structures to move milk into ducts.

• Eccrine sweat glandCompared with: Its specialized secretion and function differ sharply from eccrine sweat production.

• Dairy cattleBroader topic: Its development and function determine a cow’s capacity to produce milk.

• Marsupial pouchRelated: A pouch commonly keeps newborns close to the teats that provide their nourishment.

• MonotremeRelated: Monotreme mammary glands release milk through skin openings rather than nipples.

• SynapomorphyBroader topic: Mammary glands exemplify a derived feature shared by members of Mammalia.

• Apocrine sweat glandRelated: Mammary glands are evolutionarily related to apocrine glands, though they have become specialized for lactation.

• Cow's milkBroader topic: In cows, mammary glands synthesize and release milk into the udder's teat canals.

• SireniaRelated: Sirenians nurse their young despite spending their lives in water.

• CowRelated: The cow's mammary glands produce and deliver milk through the udder.

• Breast (anatomy)Broader topic: Its ducts and lobules form the breast’s milk-producing tissue.

• Breast milkNarrower topic: Breast milk is synthesized in the secretory tissue of this organ.

• Human–animal breastfeedingNarrower topic: Its anatomy supplies the milk in both human and animal nursing.

• MicromastiaBroader topic: Its amount and development contribute to breast size and function.

• UdderBroader topic: Each udder is formed from mammary glands that synthesize milk.