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Breast: lactation
The lactating stage of the breast is characterized by the large amount of glandular parenchyma relative to the connective tissue and by the presence of widely distended acini. Different lobules of the breast are in different stages of milk production and release. The acini and ducts are filled with milk. 100x
![Acini <p>The lactating stage of the breast is characterized by the large amount of glandular parenchyma relative to the connective tissue and by the presence of widely distended acini. Different lobules of the breast are in different stages of milk production and release. The acini and ducts are filled with milk. 100x </p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/O.R.F.B.06.P01.png)
Acini
The lactating stage of the breast is characterized by the large amount of glandular parenchyma relative to the connective tissue and by the presence of widely distended acini. Different lobules of the breast are in different stages of milk production and release. The acini and ducts are filled with milk. 100x
![- Variation in activity <p>The lactating stage of the breast is characterized by the large amount of glandular parenchyma relative to the connective tissue and by the presence of widely distended acini. Different lobules of the breast are in different stages of milk production and release. The acini and ducts are filled with milk. 100x </p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/O.R.F.B.06.P04.png)
- Variation in activity
The lactating stage of the breast is characterized by the large amount of glandular parenchyma relative to the connective tissue and by the presence of widely distended acini. Different lobules of the breast are in different stages of milk production and release. The acini and ducts are filled with milk. 100x
![Interlobular connective tissue <p>The lactating stage of the breast is characterized by the large amount of glandular parenchyma relative to the connective tissue and by the presence of widely distended acini. Different lobules of the breast are in different stages of milk production and release. The acini and ducts are filled with milk. 100x </p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/O.R.F.B.06.P02.png)
Interlobular connective tissue
The lactating stage of the breast is characterized by the large amount of glandular parenchyma relative to the connective tissue and by the presence of widely distended acini. Different lobules of the breast are in different stages of milk production and release. The acini and ducts are filled with milk. 100x
![- Interlobular ducts <p>The lactating stage of the breast is characterized by the large amount of glandular parenchyma relative to the connective tissue and by the presence of widely distended acini. Different lobules of the breast are in different stages of milk production and release. The acini and ducts are filled with milk. 100x </p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/O.R.F.B.06.P03.png)
- Interlobular ducts
The lactating stage of the breast is characterized by the large amount of glandular parenchyma relative to the connective tissue and by the presence of widely distended acini. Different lobules of the breast are in different stages of milk production and release. The acini and ducts are filled with milk. 100x