myoepithelial cell of mammary gland
A myoepithelial cell that surrounds milk-secreting luminal epithelial cells. This cell type contracts under the stimulation of oxytocin and is attached to the basement membrane by hemidesmosomes and to the adjacent luminal cells by desmosomes. This cell type expresses high level of keratin-14 and is estrogen receptor alpha negative. [ GOC:tfm http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11250738 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19022771 ]
Synonyms: basal cell of lactiferous duct, myoepithelial cell of lactiferous gland
Term info
- FMA:67800
- CALOHA:TS-2378
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1980-3228
2010-09-20T11:42:14Z
Myoepithelial cell of lactiferous gland