Progesterone and estrogen receptors segregate into different cell subpopulations in the normal human breast

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 361, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 191-201

  Hilton, H N ^a   Graham, J D ^a   Kantimm, S ^a   Santucci, N ^a   Cloosterman, D ^a   Huschtscha, L I ^b   Mote, P A ^a   Clarke, C L ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN'S MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast lineage; CFC assay; CK; E; EpCAM; ER; Estrogen receptor; HRT; MEC; P; PR; Progenitor; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CELL; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STEM CELL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREAST; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SEPARATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; INTEGRIN ALPHA6; KERATIN-14; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NIH 3T3 CELLS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; RNA, MESSENGER; STEM CELLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864352040     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2012.04.010     Document Type: Article

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