Elucidation of a role for stromal steroid hormone receptors in mammary gland growth and development using tissue recombinants

Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 393-402

  Cunha, G R ^a   Young, P ^a   Hom, Y K ^a   Cooke, P S ^b   Taylor, J A ^c   Lubahn, D B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Ductal morphogenesis; Epithelium; Estrogen receptor; Mesenchyme; Stroma

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NUDE MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; STROMA CELL; UDDER;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, NUDE; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 0031240313     PISSN: 10833021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026303630843     Document Type: Article

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