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Brown adipocytes can display a mammary basal myoepithelial cell phenotype in vivo.
Molecular metabolism - 1 Oct 2017
Li Li, Li Baoguo, Li Min, Niu Chaoqun, Wang Guanlin, Li Ting, Król Elżbieta, Jin Wanzhu, Speakman John R
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OBJECTIVE: Previous work has suggested that white adipocytes may also show a mammary luminal secretory cell phenotype during lactation. The capacity of brown and beige/brite adipocytes to display a mammary cell phenotype and the levels at which they demonstrate such phenotypes in vivo is currently unknown. METHODS: To investigate the putative adipocyte origin of mammary gland cells, we performed genetic...
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