You perform surgery on a lactating rat to remove its pituitary gland from its location attached to the pituitary stalk b

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You perform surgery on a lactating rat to remove its pituitary gland from its location attached to the pituitary stalk b

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You perform surgery on a lactating rat to remove its pituitarygland from its location attached to the pituitary stalk beneath thehypothalamus. You then implant the excised pituitary glandelsewhere in the body. All the cells in the pituitary gland surviveand remain functional. How would this surgery affect milkproduction in the rat before and after its pups are weaned. Explainwhy.
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