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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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Review
2007
Review
2007
American Cancer Society Guidelines for Breast Screening with MRI as an Adjunct to Mammography
New evidence on breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) screening has become available since the American Cancer Society (ACS… 
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
1999
Highly Cited
1999
p63 is essential for regenerative proliferation in limb, craniofacial and epithelial development
The p63 gene, a homologue of the tumour-suppressor p53 (refs 1–5), is highly expressed in the basal or progenitor layers of many… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Characterization of mice deficient in aromatase (ArKO) because of targeted disruption of the cyp19 gene.
The formation of estrogens from C19 steroids is catalyzed by aromatase cytochrome P450 (P450arom), the product of the cyp19 gene… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
TGF-beta induced transdifferentiation of mammary epithelial cells to mesenchymal cells: involvement of type I receptors
The secreted polypeptide transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) exerts its multiple activities through type I and II cell… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Induction of mammary tumors by expression of polyomavirus middle T oncogene: a transgenic mouse model for metastatic disease
The effect of mammary gland-specific expression of the polyomavirus middle T antigen was examined by establishing lines of… 
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
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Results of a two-year chronic toxicity and oncogenicity study of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in rats.
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