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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

Narrower (3)

Female breastLIMB-MAMMARY SYNDROMEMammary Epithelium

Broader (1)

Pectoral region structure

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Purification and unique properties of mammary epithelial stem cells
Elucidation of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that maintain mammary epithelial tissue integrity is of broad interest and… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
AASLD PRACTICE GUIDELINE AASLD Practice Guidelines: Evaluation of the Patient for Liver Transplantation
These recommendations provide a data-supported approach. They are based on the following: (1) formal review and analysis of the… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Stromal Effects on Mammary Gland Development and Breast Cancer
Breast cancer manifests itself in the mammary epithelium, yet there is a growing recognition that mammary stromal cells also play… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Openings between defective endothelial cells explain tumor vessel leakiness.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
An entire functional mammary gland may comprise the progeny from a single cell.
Any epithelial portion of a normal mouse mammary gland can reproduce an entire functional gland when transplanted into an… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Vertical Mammaplasty and Liposuction of the Breast
Since 1989, I have used vertical mammaplasty without a submammary scar for all breast reductions. This technique uses adjustable… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Expression of the int-1 gene in transgenic mice is associated with mammary gland hyperplasia and adenocarcinomas in male and female mice
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Tenascin: an extracellular matrix protein involved in tissue interactions during fetal development and oncogenesis
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Many tumors induced by the mouse mammary tumor virus contain a provirus integrated in the same region of the host genome
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Evidence for a common mucosal immunologic system. I. Migration of B immunoblasts into intestinal, respiratory, and genital tissues.
The origins of immunoglobulin-containing cells in intestinal, respiratory, mammary, and genital tissues were studied in CBA/J… 
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