"Mammary Glands, Human" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Glandular tissue in the BREAST of human that is under the influence of hormones such as ESTROGENS; PROGESTINS; and PROLACTIN. In WOMEN, after PARTURITION, the mammary glands secrete milk (MILK, HUMAN) for the nourishment of the young.
| Descriptor ID |
D042361
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.236.249 A10.336.532
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| Concept/Terms |
Mammary Glands, Human- Mammary Glands, Human
- Gland, Human Mammary
- Glands, Human Mammary
- Mammary Gland, Human
- Mammary Glands
- Gland, Mammary
- Glands, Mammary
- Human Mammary Gland
- Human Mammary Glands
- Mammary Gland
Mammary Ducts, Human- Mammary Ducts, Human
- Duct, Human Mammary
- Ducts, Human Mammary
- Human Mammary Duct
- Human Mammary Ducts
- Mammary Duct, Human
Mammary Alveoli, Human- Mammary Alveoli, Human
- Alveoli, Human Mammary
- Alveolus, Human Mammary
- Human Mammary Alveoli
- Human Mammary Alveolus
- Mammary Alveolus, Human
Mammary Epithelia, Human- Mammary Epithelia, Human
- Epithelia, Human Mammary
- Human Mammary Epithelia
- Mammary Epithelium, Human
- Epithelium, Human Mammary
- Human Mammary Epithelium
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mammary Glands, Human" by people in Profiles.
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Surgical implications and variability in the use of the flat epithelial atypia diagnosis on breast biopsy specimens. Breast. 2017 Aug; 34:34-43.
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Supplemental Screening for Breast Cancer in Women With Dense Breasts: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Feb 16; 164(4):268-78.
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Factors Associated With Rates of False-Positive and False-Negative Results From Digital Mammography Screening: An Analysis of Registry Data. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Feb 16; 164(4):226-35.
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Harms of Breast Cancer Screening: Systematic Review to Update the 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Feb 16; 164(4):256-67.
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Longitudinal Change in Mammographic Density among ER-Positive Breast Cancer Patients Using Tamoxifen. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2016 Jan; 25(1):212-6.
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Body fatness during childhood and adolescence and breast density in young women: a prospective analysis. Breast Cancer Res. 2015 Jul 16; 17:95.
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Association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and change in mammographic density over time in the SWAN mammographic density subcohort. Cancer Causes Control. 2015 Mar; 26(3):431-42.
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Circulating serum xenoestrogens and mammographic breast density. Breast Cancer Res. 2013 May 27; 15(3):R45.
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Authors' response. Breast Cancer Res. 2013; 15(5):403.
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Height, adiposity and body fat distribution and breast density in young women. Breast Cancer Res. 2012 Jul 13; 14(4):R107.