Morphological evaluation of cell turnover in relation to the menstrual cycle in the “resting” human breast

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1981, Pages 177-181

  Ferguson, D J P ^a   Anderson, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST; CELL KINETICS; HISTOLOGY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; MITOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0019447387     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1981.168     Document Type: Article

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