Mammary Research
The mammary gland is a dynamic organ that undergoes extensive morphological changes through development, puberty, pregnancy, lactation and involution. Maintenance of the mammary epithelium during all of these stages is via mammary stem/progenitor cells.
Below is a collection of resources to support your mammary research.
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Mammary Stem Cells and Breast Cancer
This mini-review describes the organization of mammary epithelium, identification of mammary stem and progenitor cells, phenotypic profiling and cell culture methods for mammary epithelial cells, as well as the current understanding of mammary stem cells in the context of breast cancer.
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Culture Mammospheres and Tumorspheres with the MammoCult™ MediumVideo discusses MammoCult™, a medium that supports the growth of primary human mammary epithelial cells as well as numerous breast cancer cell lines -
Mammary Stem Cells and Breast CancerThe mammary gland is composed of a series of branched epithelial ducts that drain alveolar structures during lactation, with the epithelium embedded within a fibrous and fatty stroma -
How to Count 3D Sphere Cultures (Mammospheres, Neurospheres, Cancer Spheroids, and PSC Aggregates)Technique for counting 3D sphere cultures, such as mammospheres, neurospheres, or cancer spheroids -
How to Detect and Isolate Normal and Cancer Stem Cells Based on ALDH Activity with ALDEFLUOR™An innovative, antibody-free system to rapidly identify stem and progenitor cells of several tissue types, including a variety of cancer stem cells -
Introducing EpiCult™-C MediumThis medium is fully defined and BPE-free and it supports robust growth of human luminal epithelial and myoepithelial mammary cells -
How ALDEFLUOR™ ALDH Assay Kit Detects Normal and Cancer Progenitor CellsHow the ALDEFLUOR™ assay works to detect aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH)-bright cells
