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AuthorScott LaFee
Date

September 29, 2025

Mammary gland alveoli patrolled by ductal macrophages (yellow) during involution. Mammary duct involution is the process where the breast gland regresses from a milk-producing, lactating state to a non-lactating state.

Image courtesy of Caleb Dawson, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia.