Comparison of methods for the isolation of human breast epithelial and myoepithelial cells

Comparison of methods for the isolation of human breast epithelial and myoepithelial cells

Two lineages, epithelial and myoepithelial cells, are the main cell populations in the normal mammary gland and in breast cancer. Traditionally, cancer research has been performed using commercial cell lines, but primary cell cultures obtained from fresh breast tissue are a powerful tool to study mo...

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Main Authors: Arantzazu eZubeldia-Plazaola, Elisabet eAmetller, Mario eMancino, Miquel ePrats de Puig, Anna eLópez-Plana, Flavia eGuzmán, Laia eVinyals, Eva Maria ePastor-Arroyo, Vanessa eAlmendro, Gemma eFuster, Pedro eGascon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Subjects:
Primary Cell Culture
breast cancer
Breast epithelial cells
breast myoepithelial cells
isolation protocol
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcell.2015.00032/full

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