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Stromal-epithelial interactions in normal and neoplastic mammary gland

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Regulatory Mechanisms in Breast Cancer

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Mesenchymal-epithelial interactions are critically important during embryonic development for normal organogenesis. These tissue interactions are thought to be reciprocal and are clearly involved in many fundamental developmental mechanisms, such as morphogenetic movement [1–3], cellular proliferation [4–7], and cell death [8]. Although many organs are fully functional before birth, other organs, particularly those of the reproductive system, undergo major morphogenetic changes and cyclic expression of functional differentiation postnatally over extended periods.

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Haslam, S.Z. (1991). Stromal-epithelial interactions in normal and neoplastic mammary gland. In: Lippman, M.E., Dickson, R.B. (eds) Regulatory Mechanisms in Breast Cancer. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 53. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3940-7_19

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