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Hormonal defect in maspin heterozygous mice reveals a role of progesterone in pubertal ductal development.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Sept 2004
Shi Heidi Y, Lydon John P, Zhang Ming
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Progesterone and PR are mainly thought to affect tertiary ductal side branching and alveologenesis in late stage of mammary gland development. Here, we present evidence that they also play a role in early ductal development. This conclusion derived from our analysis of maspin heterozygous (Mp+/-) mice that showed defective ductal development at puberty. The defect was due to a reduced systemic level of...
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