Embryonic cells contribute directly to the quiescent stem cell population in the adult mouse mammary gland
Boras-Granic K, Dann P, Wysolmerski JJ. Embryonic cells contribute directly to the quiescent stem cell population in the adult mouse mammary gland. Breast Cancer Research 2014, 16: 487. PMID: 25467960, PMCID: PMC4308878, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-014-0487-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult mammary glandMammary glandLabel-retaining cellsCell populationsFuture breast cancer riskStem cellsDNA label retentionBreast cancer riskStem cell populationEdU-labeled cellsEmbryonic day 18.5Label retaining cellsAdult mouse mammary glandStem/progenitor cellsMammary stem cellsStem/progenitor cell populationsSecondary mammospheresEmbryonic day 14.5Fetal exposureMouse mammary glandOvarian hormonesQuiescent stem cell populationMulti-potent stem cellsCancer riskBasal markers