mammopoiesis

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noun

The process by which mammary stem cells are produced

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Meanings

nounmammopoiesis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe process by which mammary stem cells are produced

    MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been implicated in governing lineage specification and differentiation in multiple organs; however, little is known about their specific roles in mammopoiesis.

    2015 June 18, Bhupinder Pal et al., “Integration of microRNA signatures of distinct mammary epithelial cell types with their gene expression and epigenetic portraits”, in Breast Cancer Research : BCR, volume 17, →DOI

Origin

From mammo- + -poiesis.

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