The stroma as a crucial target in rat mammary gland carcinogenesis.

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Published in J Cell Sci on March 02, 2004

Authors

Maricel V Maffini1, Ana M Soto, Janine M Calabro, Angelo A Ucci, Carlos Sonnenschein

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, USA.

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