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Mammary gland stem cells and their application in breast cancer.
Oncotarget - 7 Feb 2017
Yang Xing, Wang Hui, Jiao Baowei
Abstract excerpt
The mammary gland is an organ comprising two primary lineages, specifically the inner luminal and the outer myoepithelial cell layers. Mammary gland stem cells (MaSCs) are highly dynamic and self-renewing, and can give rise to these mammary gland lineages. The lineages are responsible for gland generation during puberty as well as expansion during pregnancy. In recent years, researchers have focused on...
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