The biological characteristics of the tumour are used to estimate prognosis and select
appropriate systemic therapy for patients with (breast) cancer. The advent of molecular …

This paper provides a detailed compilation of human prostatic development that includes
human fetal prostatic gross anatomy, histology, and ontogeny of selected epithelial and …

Postlactational involution of the mammary gland is characterized by two distinct
physiological events: apoptosis of the secretory, epithelial cells undergoing programmed …

The expression of several differentiation markers in normal human mammary gland
myoepithelium and in certain stromal fibroblasts (" myofibroblasts") associated with breast …

Myoepithelial cells (MCs) constitute the basal cell layer of normal mammary epithelia, and
their identification is of particular diagnostic value because they are retained in most benign …

The luminal and basal epithelial cells in the human mammary gland can be distinguished in
tissue sections on the basis of the pattern of keratins they express. Moreover, the invasive …

The developmental relationships between the different mammary epithelial cell lineages in
the human mammary gland are not well defined. To characterize human breast epithelial …

In salivary glands and other exocrine organs, there are starfish‐shaped cells that lie
between the basal lamina and the acinar and ductal cells. These have structural features of …

Identification of myoepithelial cells using antibodies to cytoskeletal proteins, such as smooth
muscle myosin heavy chain (SMM-HC) and calponin, can play an important role in …

Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer death among women worldwide. In order
to improve the treatment of this disease, a more complete understanding of its biological …