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A novel myoepithelial/progenitor cell marker in the breast?

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This work was supported in part by grants MSM 6198959216, MSM 0021620820 and IGA MH NR 7844.

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  1. Department of Pathology and Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Hnevotinska 3, 77515, Olomouc, Czech Republic

    Zdenek Kolar, Jiri Ehrmann Jr, Gulisa Turashvili & Jan Bouchal

  2. Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 50038, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

    Jaroslav Mokry

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Kolar, Z., Ehrmann, J., Turashvili, G. et al. A novel myoepithelial/progenitor cell marker in the breast?. Virchows Arch 450, 607–609 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-007-0403-x

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