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Alternatively activated macrophages and collagen remodeling characterize the postpartum involuting mammary gland across species.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Mar 2010
O'Brien Jenean, Lyons Traci, Monks Jenifer, Lucia M Scott, Wilson R Storey, Hines Lisa, Man Yan-gao, Borges Virginia, Schedin Pepper
Abstract excerpt
Recent pregnancy correlates with decreased survival for breast cancer patients compared with non-pregnancy-associated breast cancer. We hypothesize that postpartum mammary involution induces metastasis through wound-healing programs known to promote cancer. It is unknown whether alternatively act...
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