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Breast

Known as: Mamma, Breasts, Mammary region 
In humans, one of the paired regions in the anterior portion of the THORAX. The breasts consist of the MAMMARY GLANDS, the SKIN, the MUSCLES, the… 
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Atrophy of breastAugmentation mammoplastyBenign neoplasm of breastBreast Cancer, Familial

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Female breastLIMB-MAMMARY SYNDROMEMammary Epithelium

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Pectoral region structure

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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Prevalence, causes and laboratory diagnosis of subclinical mastitis in the goat
Five goat herds were examined to determine the prevalence and causes of subclinical mastitis and to assess the value of some… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Influence of dietary fat levels on development and hormone responsiveness of the mouse mammary gland.
Twenty-one-day-old female BALB/c mice were divided into three groups and fed a diet containing 0, 5, and 20% fat (corn oil). Ten… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Beta-carotene inhibition of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-induced transformation of murine mammary cells in vitro.
The chemopreventive action of beta-carotene during chemically-induced transformation of the epithelial cells in organ culture of… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
The secretion of calcium and phosphorus into milk.
1. The time course of appearance of radioactivity in milk was studied following close‐arterial infusion of labelled phosphate, Ca… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Importance of mammary gland DNA synthesis on carcinogen-induced mammary tumorigenesis in rats.
DNA synthesis in mammary gland estimated by [3H]thymidine incorporation was significantly higher on the day of proestrus than on… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Quantitation of casein messenger ribonucleic acid sequences using a specific complementary DNA hybridization probe.
Two highly purified rat casein mRNA fractions were used as templates to synthesize complementary DNA (cDNA) hybridization probes… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Relationship in nucleic acid sequences between mouse mammary tumor virus variants.
Primary cultures of mouse mammary carcinomas were used as a source of both radioactively labeled and unlabeled 60-70S RNA of… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
An investigation of progesterone receptors in guinea pig vagina, uterine cervix, mammary glands, pituitary and hypothalamus.
Specific progesterone binding macromolecules were found in the cytosol of the vagina, the uterine cervix and the mammary glands… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
The binding of 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene to mammary parenchyma DNA and protein in vivo.
Sprague-Dawley female rats were sacrificed at various times after the intragastric administration of 7,12-dimethylbenz(a… 
Review
1939
Review
1939
EXTRAMAMMARY PAGET'S DISEASE AND INTRAEPIDERMAL CARCINOMA
There is an extensive and controversial literature on the "disease of the mammary areola preceding cancer of the mammary gland…