ErbB3 drives mammary epithelial survival and differentiation during pregnancy and lactation
Abstract Background During pregnancy, as the mammary gland prepares for synthesis and delivery of milk to newborns, a luminal mammary epithelial cell (MEC) subpopulation proliferates rapidly in response to systemic hormonal cues that activate STAT5A. While the receptor tyrosine kinase ErbB4 is requi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-09-01
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Series: | Breast Cancer Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-017-0893-7 |