Article
Myoepithelial cell differentiation in the developing mammary gland: progressive acquisition of smooth muscle phenotype.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Oct 1995
Deugnier M A, Moiseyeva E P, Thiery J P, Glukhova M
Abstract excerpt
The most important portion of the mammary gland development occurs postnatally, with distinct periods of intensive morphogenesis taking place between birth and puberty and during pregnancy and lactation. To characterize the differentiation process of mammary myoepithelial cells, we have studied t...
Topics
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Biomarkers
- Cell Differentiation
- Epithelial Cells
- Epithelium
- Extracellular Matrix
- Female
- Fetus
- Integrins
- Lactation
- Laminin
- Mammary Glands, Animal
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Muscle Development
- Muscle, Smooth
- Phenotype
- Pregnancy