Establishment of mammary gland model in vitro: culture and evaluation of a yak mammary epithelial cell line.

This study aimed to establish yak mammary epithelial cells (YMECs) for an in vitro model of yak mammary gland biology. The primary culture of YMECs was obtained from mammary gland tissues of lactating yak and then characterized using immunocytochemistry, RT-PCR, and western blot analysis. Whether fo...

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Main Authors: Mei Fu, Yabing Chen, Xianrong Xiong, Daoliang Lan, Jian Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4257549?pdf=render