What signals operate in the mammary niche?

Breast Disease

Volumn 29, Issue , 2007, Pages 69-82

  Tanos, Tamara ^a   Brisken, Cathrin ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Estrogens; Macroenvironment; Mammary gland; Microenvironment; Progesterone; Stem cell niche

Indexed keywords

AMPHIREGULIN; ESTROGEN; HORMONE RECEPTOR; NOTCH RECEPTOR; OSTEOCLAST DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; WNT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL TYPE; EPITHELIUM CELL; HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MAMMARY GLAND; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PUBERTY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN; STEM CELL;

EID: 57049089347     PISSN: 08886008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/bd-2008-29108     Document Type: Article

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