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The milk is formed by the liquefaction of the fatty milk-cells inside the branching mammary-gland tubes (Figure 2.287 c), in the same way as the skin-grease or hair-fat, by the solution of fatty cells inside the sebaceous glands.

The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel 1876

Asselin-Labat ML, Sutherland KD, Barker H, Thomas R, Shackleton M, et al. (2007) Gata-3 is an essential regulator of mammary-gland morphogenesis and luminal-cell differentiation.

PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jessica Kao et al. 2009

It’s alive in the sense that, fresh from the udder, it contains living white blood cells, some mammary-gland cells, and various bacteria; and it teems with active enzymes, some floating free, some embedded in the membranes of the fat globules.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

It’s alive in the sense that, fresh from the udder, it contains living white blood cells, some mammary-gland cells, and various bacteria; and it teems with active enzymes, some floating free, some embedded in the membranes of the fat globules.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004