title: [The role of vacuum and tactile stimuli during milk ejection from the human breast].
abstract: Milk ejection in lactating women was performed by breast pump with vacuum and tactile (touch-compression) components. It was found that milk flow rate changed in a pulsatile manner at about 1-2 min interval and peaks milk flow coincided with peaks intramammary. Switch off the tactile component increased the latency of milk ejection 1.5-2 fold and decreased total flow rate 2 fold. It was concluded that touch-compressions stimuli necessary for generation milk ejection reflex and milk ejection from the women mammary gland.
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Alekseev
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Iaroslavskiĭ
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Gaĭdukov
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Il'in
authors.forename: Iu A
authors.initials: IuA
authors.lastname: Spesivtsev
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Tikhonova
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Kulagina
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000502:physiology*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008893:Milk Ejection / Q000502:physiology*; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D011312:Pressure; D011673:Pulsatile Flow; D012881:Skin Temperature; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology*; D014618:Vacuum