How sleeping mammary stem cells are awakened in puberty

Thursday, October 25, 2018 - 17:40 in Biology & Nature

Scientists have discovered how the growth of milk-producing mammary glands is triggered during puberty. Sleeping stem cells in the mammary gland are awoken by a protein dubbed FoxP1, according to the research.

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