Myoepithelial Cells: Their Origin and Function in Breast Morphogenesis and Neoplasia

Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 261-272

  Gudjonsson, Thorarinn ^a,b   Adriance, Melissa C ^c   Sternlicht, Mark D ^d   Petersen, Ole W ^e   Bissell, Mina J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b ICELANDIC CANCER SOCIETY   (Iceland)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

breast myoepithelial cells; collagen; laminin 1; polarity; progenitors

Indexed keywords

TUMOR MARKER;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BREAST TUMOR; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL POLARITY; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MAMMARY GLAND; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL POLARITY; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMARY GLANDS, HUMAN; MORPHOGENESIS; STEM CELLS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33747122721     PISSN: 10833021     EISSN: 15737039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10911-005-9586-4     Document Type: Article

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