Spontaneously immortalised bovine mammary epithelial cells exhibit a distinct gene expression pattern from the breast cancer cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Spontaneous immortalisation of cultured mammary epithelial cells (MECs) is an extremely rare event, and the molecular mechanism behind spontaneous immortalisation of MECs is unclear. Here, we report the establishment of a spontaneous...

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Main Authors: Li Qianqian, Wang Yajuan, Shi Fangyu, Wang Xudong, Hu Hongyu, Meng Lu, Zhao Chenfu, Lin Aixing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:BMC Cell Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2121/11/82