Review Article

The Mammary Gland Microenvironment Directs Progenitor Cell Fate In Vivo

Table 1

Number of positive outgrowths from mammary glands divested of epithelium and inoculated with various amounts of untreated or Tamoxifen-treated Itgβ1fx/fx, CreER Cells.

No. of inoculated cellsUntreated (control)Treated with Tamoxifen

50,0002/41/4
100,0001/20/4
500,0001/10/1

Total4/71/9