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Squamous metaplasia of the mammary epithelium was observed in human breast tissue maintained in long-term organ culture. The phenomenon occurred only in the synthetic medium 199 with Earle's salts. Insulin and/or glucose enrichment enhanced its occurrence.
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Van Bogaert, L.J. Métaplasie épidermoïde de l'épithélium mammaire humain, en culture organotypique à long-terme. Experientia 33, 1450–1451 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01918800
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