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Evaluation of mammary gland development and function in mouse models.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE - 21 Jul 2011
Plante Isabelle, Stewart Michael K G, Laird Dale W
Abstract excerpt
The human mammary gland is composed of 15-20 lobes that secrete milk into a branching duct system opening at the nipple. Those lobes are themselves composed of a number of terminal duct lobular units made of secretory alveoli and converging ducts. In mice, a similar architecture is observed at pregnancy in which ducts and alveoli are interspersed within the connective tissue stroma. The mouse mammary gland...
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