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Loss of transcription factor AP-2gamma/TFAP2C impairs branching morphogenesis of the murine mammary gland.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Mar 2010
Jäger Richard, Schäfer Sabine, Hau-Liersch Mathilde, Schorle Hubert
Abstract excerpt
Extensive development of the mammary gland occurs during puberty, when rising levels of ovarian hormones induce the formation of highly proliferative terminal end buds (TEBs) at the tips of mammary ducts. TEBs consist of an outer layer of cap cells and of inner body cells. TEBs invade the adipose stroma and bifurcate while extending the ducts to generate an arborized ductal network. We show that in murine mammary...
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