Isolation of mouse mammary epithelial subpopulations: A comparison of leading methods

Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 91-97

  Smalley, Matthew J ^a   Kendrick, Howard ^a   Sheridan, Julie M ^b,c   Regan, Joseph L ^d   Prater, Michael D ^e   Lindeman, Geoffrey J ^b,c   Watson, Christine J ^f   Visvader, Jane E ^b,c   Stingl, John ^e  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epithelial; Isolation; Mammary; Progenitor; Sorting; Stem

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL RENEWAL; CELL SELECTION; CELL SEPARATION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME METABOLISM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LABORATORY TEST; MAMMARY GLAND; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TISSUE SECTION;

ADULT STEM CELLS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SEPARATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MICE; ORGANOIDS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 84865804146     PISSN: 10833021     EISSN: 15737039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10911-012-9257-1     Document Type: Article

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