Serially transplantable mammary epithelial cells express the Thy-1 antigen.
Neethan Amit LoboMaider ZabalaDalong QianMichael F ClarkePublished in: Breast cancer research : BCR (2018)
Therefore, Thy-1 expression in the immature cell compartment is a useful tool to study the functional heterogeneity that drives mammary gland development and has implications for disease etiology.