Cellular characteristics of nipple aspiration fluid during the menstrual cycle in healthy premenopausal women

Cytopathology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 184-196

  Mitchell, G ^a,b,e   Trott, P A ^a   Morris, L ^c   Coleman, N ^c   Sauter, E ^d   Eeles, R A ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytology; Epithelial cells; Foam cells; Menstrual cycle; Nipple aspiration fluid (NAF)

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE PROTEIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; BREAST AREOLA; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DUCT; CANCER SCREENING; CELL COUNT; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FOAM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MASSAGE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NIPPLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BODY FLUIDS; DNA REPLICATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; FOAM CELLS; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; NIPPLES; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PREMENOPAUSE; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SUCTION;

EID: 0034972877     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.2001.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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