On 19/7/02 2:53 PM, "Automatic digest processor"
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> <the initial secretion of lactose in urine (which reflects
>> the ability of the breast to synthesize milk components) >>
>
> Is there a secretion of lactose in tears as well  (the other womanly body
> secretion)?

The only site of lactose secretion/synthesis in the body is by the breast
during lactation, when this leaks out from the milk space into the general
circulation (when the paracellular pathways are open) the lactose is then
excreted by the kidneys.
Nothing in tears that I'm aware of.

Cathy Fetherston
Perth Western Australia

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