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Mammary involution and breast cancer risk: transgenic models and clinical studies.
Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia - 1 Jun 2009
Radisky Derek C, Hartmann Lynn C
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Postlactational involution is the process following weaning during which the mammary gland undergoes massive cell death and tissue remodeling as it returns to the pre-pregnant state. Lobular involution is the process by which the breast epithelial tissue is gradually lost with aging of the mammary gland. While postlactational involution and lobular involution are distinct processes, recent studies have indicated...
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