Notch4 and Wnt-1 proteins function to regulate branching morphogenesis of mammary epithelial cells in an opposing fashion

Developmental Biology

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 204-217

  Uyttendaele, Hendrik ^a   Soriano, Jesus V ^b   Montesano, Roberto ^b   Kitajewski, Jan ^a,c  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Branching morphogenesis; Int 3; Mammary oncogene; Notch4; Wnt 1

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; BREAST EPITHELIUM; GROWTH REGULATION; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032522992     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1998.8863     Document Type: Article

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