Lactate
verb
The process of producing milk by female mammals.
After giving birth, the mother began to lactate.
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verb
To turn sugar into lactic acid in the body, especially during exercise.
When you work out intensely, your muscles start to lactate.
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noun
A salt or ester of lactic acid.
Calcium lactate is a common food additive.
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verb
The process of producing milk by female mammals.
After giving birth, the mother began to lactate.
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Technical
verb
To turn sugar into lactic acid in the body, especially during exercise.
When you work out intensely, your muscles start to lactate.
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Technical
noun
A salt or ester of lactic acid.
Calcium lactate is a common food additive.
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Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Biology Context
Used when discussing the biology of mammals, referring to milk production.
The newly born puppy needs its mother to lactate to survive.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Humans
Understand lactating applies to all female mammals, not exclusively humans.
In the wild, a lioness will lactate to feed her cubs.
Pro Tip 3/3Mammalian Trait
It's a distinctive characteristic of mammals, setting them apart from other animals.
One feature that defines mammals is their ability to lactate.
Pro Tip 1/3Biology Context
Used when discussing the biology of mammals, referring to milk production.
The newly born puppy needs its mother to lactate to survive.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Humans
Understand lactating applies to all female mammals, not exclusively humans.
In the wild, a lioness will lactate to feed her cubs.
Pro Tip 3/3Mammalian Trait
It's a distinctive characteristic of mammals, setting them apart from other animals.
One feature that defines mammals is their ability to lactate.
Pro Tip 1/3Biology Context
Used when discussing the biology of mammals, referring to milk production.
The newly born puppy needs its mother to lactate to survive.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Humans
Understand lactating applies to all female mammals, not exclusively humans.
In the wild, a lioness will lactate to feed her cubs.
Pro Tip 3/3Mammalian Trait
It's a distinctive characteristic of mammals, setting them apart from other animals.
One feature that defines mammals is their ability to lactate.
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Is It Possible to Run a...
or those born in the mountains seem to have an advantage when it comes to long distances by training where the air is thin these runners are boosting their red blood cell production which allows the blood to carry more oxygen so they can run farther without losing their breath lactate threshold is a fancy way
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Baby Blue Whale Nursing...
the surface to breathe and then going under its mom for a period suckle the animals are basically stationary so we don't think that this is sort of a position that would help locomotion once lactation is done that what's estimated to be about five or seven months the calf is considered weaned and then it
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Safari Live - Day 261 PIPE...
nest and vomit to regurgitate food they have eaten to give to their little ones - unfortunately they must have to go there eat and then they bring the food back home my little ones are not gonna eat immediately is for the others to eat so that they can perform good lactation period a period
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Finding Baby Seals on an...
So it's really, really important, and it needs to put on that blubber in order to survive. The mothers will lactate and the pups will suckle for about a month or so after birth, And then the mothers will just completely abandon the pups and they are essentially left to fend for themselves,
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Could a breathalyzer...
this increase in glycolysis results in an increase of metabolites like lactate which in turn can affect a whole cascade of metabolic processes and ultimately result in altered breath composition, possibly including an increased concentration of volatile compounds such as dimethyl sulfide.
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The science of milk -...
to help their young survive the harsh, freezing climate. So how is milk made? In the uniquely mammalian process of lactation, a special class of milk-secreting cells known as mammocytes line up in a single layer around pear-shaped alveoli.
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How a fleet of...
which are more nutritious as fish. Unfortunately, the calories expended by the mother seals to swim this extra distance don't leave them with enough energy to lactate their pups back on the island, leading to the population decline.
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What we don't know about...
the brain trust of life science and biomedical research. We can use keywords to search that database, and when we do that, we discover nearly a million articles about pregnancy, but far fewer about breast milk and lactation.
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The unpaid work that GDP...
whether GDP is up or down. That's not a great way to go. And others have said to me, "Marilyn, why don't you just work on a system that includes all the unpaid work and the pregnancy and the birth and the lactation
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Safari Live - Day 333 PIPE...
rather than a big full and food belly and of course you will see signs of preparation for lactation swollen mammary glands all sorts of things so what isn't indeed easy but those are the
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Is It Possible to Run a...
or those born in the mountains seem to have an advantage when it comes to long distances by training where the air is thin these runners are boosting their red blood cell production which allows the blood to carry more oxygen so they can run farther without losing their breath lactate threshold is a fancy way
Video examples
Baby Blue Whale Nursing...
the surface to breathe and then going under its mom for a period suckle the animals are basically stationary so we don't think that this is sort of a position that would help locomotion once lactation is done that what's estimated to be about five or seven months the calf is considered weaned and then it
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 261 PIPE...
nest and vomit to regurgitate food they have eaten to give to their little ones - unfortunately they must have to go there eat and then they bring the food back home my little ones are not gonna eat immediately is for the others to eat so that they can perform good lactation period a period
Video examples
Finding Baby Seals on an...
So it's really, really important, and it needs to put on that blubber in order to survive. The mothers will lactate and the pups will suckle for about a month or so after birth, And then the mothers will just completely abandon the pups and they are essentially left to fend for themselves,
Video examples
Could a breathalyzer...
this increase in glycolysis results in an increase of metabolites like lactate which in turn can affect a whole cascade of metabolic processes and ultimately result in altered breath composition, possibly including an increased concentration of volatile compounds such as dimethyl sulfide.
Video examples
The science of milk -...
to help their young survive the harsh, freezing climate. So how is milk made? In the uniquely mammalian process of lactation, a special class of milk-secreting cells known as mammocytes line up in a single layer around pear-shaped alveoli.
Video examples
How a fleet of...
which are more nutritious as fish. Unfortunately, the calories expended by the mother seals to swim this extra distance don't leave them with enough energy to lactate their pups back on the island, leading to the population decline.
Video examples
What we don't know about...
the brain trust of life science and biomedical research. We can use keywords to search that database, and when we do that, we discover nearly a million articles about pregnancy, but far fewer about breast milk and lactation.
Video examples
The unpaid work that GDP...
whether GDP is up or down. That's not a great way to go. And others have said to me, "Marilyn, why don't you just work on a system that includes all the unpaid work and the pregnancy and the birth and the lactation
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 333 PIPE...
rather than a big full and food belly and of course you will see signs of preparation for lactation swollen mammary glands all sorts of things so what isn't indeed easy but those are the
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Bryce Dallas Howard
American Actress
For me, breastfeeding was even more painful than giving birth. And despite a lactation consultant, I felt incompetent. I forged on, barely sleeping, always either breastfeeding or pumping and never getting the hang of it.
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Chris Hoy
British Driver
Those lactate sessions were the worst. I'd be in a lab on a turbo trainer and I'd do four 30-second efforts at 100 percent effort.
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Bryce Dallas Howard
American Actress
For me, breastfeeding was even more painful than giving birth. And despite a lactation consultant, I felt incompetent. I forged on, barely sleeping, always either breastfeeding or pumping and never getting the hang of it.
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Chris Hoy
British Driver
Those lactate sessions were the worst. I'd be in a lab on a turbo trainer and I'd do four 30-second efforts at 100 percent effort.
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