Reactive oxygen species initiate luminal but not basal cell death in cultured human mammary alveolar structures: A potential regulator of involution

Post-lactational involution of the mammary gland is initiated within days of weaning. Clearing of cells occurs by apoptosis of the milk-secreting luminal cells in the alveoli and through stromal tissue remodeling to return the gland almost completely to its pre-pregnant state. The pathways that spec...

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Main Authors: Thomas, E., Zeps, Nikolajs, Rigby, P., Hartmann, P.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4535