A method for quantifying normal human mammary epithelial stem cells with in vivo regenerative ability

Nature Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1384-1389

  Eirew, Peter ^a   Stingl, John ^a,d   Raouf, Afshin ^a   Turashvili, Gulisa ^b   Aparicio, Samuel ^b,c   Emerman, Joanne T ^c   Eaves, Connie J ^a,c  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN GEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL REGENERATION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CLONOGENESIS; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; IN VITRO STUDY; KIDNEY CAPSULE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SEPARATION; HUMANS; MAMMARY GLANDS, HUMAN; MICE; PHENOTYPE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS;

MUS;

EID: 57349148680     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: 1546170X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm.1791     Document Type: Article

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