mammopoiesis

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English

Etymology

From mammo- +‎ -poiesis.

Noun

mammopoiesis (uncountable)

  1. The process by which mammary stem cells are produced
    • 2015 June 18, Bhupinder Pal et al., “Integration of microRNA signatures of distinct mammary epithelial cell types with their gene expression and epigenetic portraits”, in Breast Cancer Research : BCR, volume 17, →DOI:
      MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been implicated in governing lineage specification and differentiation in multiple organs; however, little is known about their specific roles in mammopoiesis.