Longitudinal analysis of mammogenesis using a novel tetracycline-inducible mouse model and in vivo imaging

Genesis

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 234-245

  Creamer, Bradley A ^a   Triplett, Aleata A ^a   Wagner, Kay Uwe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Gene targeting; In vivo imaging; Lactation; Mammary gland development; Tetracycline inducible transactivator; Whey acidic protein

Indexed keywords

ACID PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LIGAND; LUCIFERASE; TETRACYCLINE;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; IMAGING; IN VIVO STUDY; INVOLUTION; LACTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAMMARY GLAND; MILK; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPORTER GENE; SUCKLING; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSGENE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACTATION; LUCIFERASES; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MILK PROTEINS; MODELS, ANIMAL; MORPHOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TETRACYCLINE;

EID: 66149101380     PISSN: 1526954X     EISSN: 1526968X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvg.20480     Document Type: Article

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