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Term:
abnormal mammary gland myoepithelium morphology (MP:0013778)
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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
abnormal mammary gland duct morphology +   
abnormal mammary gland luminal epithelium morphology  
abnormal mammary gland myoepithelium morphology  
any structural anomaly of the outer cell layer of the mammary gland epithelium bilayer which is located basal to the luminal (secretory) cells and adjacent to the basement membrane; basal cells (aka myoepithelial cells) are specialized epithelial cells that express smooth muscle-specific contractile and cytoskeletal properties; in lactating females, milk is produced by luminal cells, secreted into the alveolar lumen and collected in the ducts for expulsion out of the body through the nipple, due to the contractile activity of the basal myoepithelial cells

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: abnormal mammary MEC morphology ;   abnormal mammary epithelium basal cell layer morphology ;   abnormal mammary epithelium basal cell morphology ;   abnormal mammary myoepithelial cell morphology ;   abnormal mammary myoepithelium morphology
Definition Sources: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6490-7723, ISBN:8793237073

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