You wrote:


> Myoepithelial cells surround some of the lactiferous sinuses. In addition
> to responding to oxytocin, they are also capable of responding
> reflexively to direct pressure on them
>

This is so cool, Jean.   I've read anatomy books for years, and studied
histology 30 years ago, LOL but had never seen a book with this information.   And
the tap reflex has a name! It's funny how some things end up in lactation
texts and others don't.   I had known that the myoepithelial cells are not just
around the alveoli, but also on the distal ductules close to the alveoli where
they shorten them upon MER.

Now I will have to go get my last JHL back from whom I lent it to and read
your article more carefully (see, being on Lactnet over the years and reading
other posts from you made me lazy and I skimmed but didn't read the whole thing
yet) -- and the references.

Thanks for mentioning this on Lactnet,
Mardrey Swenson

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