Mammary gland stem cells: Current status and future challenges

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 7-9, 2011, Pages 719-729

  Fridriksdottir, Agla J R ^a   Petersen, Ole W ^a   Rønnov Jessen, Lone ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cellular hierarchy; Mammary stem cell; Mammary stem cell niche; Microenvironment

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CELL FUNCTION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; MAMMARY GLAND; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STEM CELL; STEM CELL NICHE;

ANIMALS; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MICE; NEOPLASTIC STEM CELLS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL NICHE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT;

EID: 82555196960     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.113373af     Document Type: Review

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