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Developmental Stage and Time Dictate the Fate of Wnt/β-Catenin-Responsive Stem Cells in the Mammary Gland

Renée van Amerongen, Angela N. Bowman, Roel Nusse

Cell Stem Cell · 2012

doi:10.1016/j.stem.2012.05.023

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