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21 relations: Apoptosis, Atrophy, Basement membrane, Birth, Breastfeeding, Fat, Fetus, Fibrosis, Hypertrophy, Mammary gland, Organ (anatomy), Oxytocin, Pregnancy, Proteolysis, Puberty, Sex steroid, Stromal cell, Subinvolution, T cell, Thymus, Uterus.
Apoptosis
Apoptosis (from Ancient Greek ἀπόπτωσις "falling off") is a process of programmed cell death that occurs in multicellular organisms.
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Atrophy
Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body.
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Basement membrane
The basement membrane is a thin, fibrous, extracellular matrix of tissue that separates the lining of an internal or external body surface from underlying connective tissue in metazoans.
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Birth
Birth is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring.
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Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding, also known as nursing, is the feeding of babies and young children with milk from a woman's breast.
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Fat
Fat is one of the three main macronutrients, along with carbohydrate and protein.
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Fetus
A fetus is a stage in the prenatal development of viviparous organisms.
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Fibrosis
Fibrosis is the formation of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ or tissue in a reparative or reactive process.
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Hypertrophy
Hypertrophy (from Greek ὑπέρ "excess" + τροφή "nourishment") is the increase in the volume of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its component cells.
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Mammary gland
A mammary gland is an exocrine gland in mammals that produces milk to feed young offspring.
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Organ (anatomy)
Organs are collections of tissues with similar functions.
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Oxytocin
Oxytocin (Oxt) is a peptide hormone and neuropeptide.
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Pregnancy
Pregnancy, also known as gestation, is the time during which one or more offspring develops inside a woman.
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Proteolysis
Proteolysis is the breakdown of proteins into smaller polypeptides or amino acids.
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Puberty
Puberty is the process of physical changes through which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction.
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Sex steroid
Sex steroids, also known as gonadocorticoids and gonadal steroids, are steroid hormones that interact with vertebrate androgen or estrogen receptors.
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Stromal cell
Stromal cells are connective tissue cells of any organ, for example in the uterine mucosa (endometrium), prostate, bone marrow, lymph node and the ovary.
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Subinvolution
Subinvolution is a medical condition in which after childbirth, the uterus does not return to its normal size.
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T cell
A T cell, or T lymphocyte, is a type of lymphocyte (a subtype of white blood cell) that plays a central role in cell-mediated immunity.
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Thymus
The thymus is a specialized primary lymphoid organ of the immune system.
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Uterus
The uterus (from Latin "uterus", plural uteri) or womb is a major female hormone-responsive secondary sex organ of the reproductive system in humans and most other mammals.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Involution_(medicine)
