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mammopoiesis

mammopoiesis noun: the process by which mammary stem cells are produced.

Noun

mammopoiesis (uncountable)

  1. The 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...

Origin of mammopoiesis

From mammo- + -poiesis.

Questions about mammopoiesis

What does mammopoiesis mean?
Mammopoiesis means the process by which mammary stem cells are produced.
What part of speech is mammopoiesis?
Mammopoiesis is a noun.

Words near mammopoiesis in the dictionary

  1. mammophants
  2. mammophilic
  3. mammoplastic
  4. mammoplasties
  5. mammoplasty
  6. mammopoiesis
  7. mammopoietic
  8. mammoptosis
  9. mammos
  10. mammoscintigraphy
  11. mammose

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