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Pregnancy-induced changes in cell-fate in the mammary gland
Melanie R Ginger1, Jeffrey M Rosen
1Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. mginger@bcm.tmc.edu
Breast Cancer Research : BCR
|June 24, 2003
Abstract:
The protective effect of an early full-term pregnancy is a well established phenomenon; in contrast, the molecular and cell-specific mechanisms that govern parity-specific changes in the mammary gland have not been well described. Recent studies signify a dramatic advance in our understanding of this phenomenon, and indicate a 'cell fate' model for parity-related changes that lead to protection against breast cancer.