Alterations of myoepithelial cells in the rat mammary gland during pregnancy, lactation and involution, and after estradiol treatment

Pathology International

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 384-391

  Hua, Shu Jin ^a   Umemura, Shinobu ^a   Iwasaka, Toshiki ^a   Osamura, R Yoshiyuki ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Estradiol stimulation; Immunohistochemistry; Lactation; Morphological alteration; Myoepithelial cell; Pregnancy; Smooth muscle actin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; ESTRADIOL PROPIONATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INVOLUTION; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLAND; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HYPERPLASIA; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WEANING;

EID: 0033917195     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1827.2000.01064.x     Document Type: Article

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