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An Ex vivo Model to Study Hormone Action in the Human Breast

Article DOI: 10.3791/52436-v • 12:31 min • January 8th, 2015
January 8th, 2015 •
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1Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, School of Life Sciences, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

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We have developed a novel ex vivo model to study hormone action in the human breast. It is based on tissue microstructures isolated from surgical breast tissue specimens which preserve tissue architecture, intercellular interactions, and paracrine signaling.

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Ex Vivo Model Hormone Action Human Breast Mammary Epithelial Cells Hormone Receptor Expression Breast Cancer Cell Lines In Vivo Situation Tissue Specimens Surgical Discard Material Reduction Mammoplasties Mammectomies Tissue Fragments Ducts And Lobules Stromal Cell Types Basal Medium Growth Factors Intercellular Contacts Tissue Architecture Hormone Responsive RNA Extraction Protein Extraction Histological Analysis Freezing Medium Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) Specific Cell Populations Translational Studies
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