In vitro phenotypic and functional characterization of epithelial progenitors present in the normal adult human breast

The developmental relationships between the different epithelial cell lineages in the normal human mammary gland are not well defined. To characterize the progenitor activity of freshly isolated human breast epithelial cells (HBEC), 2- and 3-dimensional culture systems were developed that optimiz...

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Main Author: Stingl, John
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/10910