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Functional identification of bovine mammary epithelial stem/progenitor cells

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Abbreviations

CFC:

colony forming cell

CK:

cytokeratin

SMA:

smooth muscle actin

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This research was supported by grants from University of Torino 2007 and Ricerca Sanitaria Regione Piemonte 2007.

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  1. Dipartimento di Morfofisologia Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Torino, via Leonardo da Vinci 44, 10095, Grugliasco (TO), Italy

    E. Martignani & M. Baratta

  2. Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    P. Eirew & C. Eaves

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Martignani, E., Eirew, P., Eaves, C. et al. Functional identification of bovine mammary epithelial stem/progenitor cells. Vet Res Commun 33 (Suppl 1), 101–103 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-009-9254-z

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