The steroid hormones oestrogen and progesterone have a role in sickness and in health. In breast tissue, both roles probably work through a single mechanism: controlling the number and activity of mammary stem cells.
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Lydon, J. Cues from steroid hormones. Nature 465, 695–696 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/465695a
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