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. 1982 Sep-Oct;26(5):714-20.

Scanning electron microscopic study of three human breast cancer cell lines

N N Rizk
  • PMID: 6959464

Scanning electron microscopic study of three human breast cancer cell lines

N N Rizk. Acta Cytol. 1982 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

The surface features of three human breast cancer cell lines (MDA-MB-134, MDA-MB-175 and MDA-MB-231) and of one nontumorigenic line derived from breast milk (HBL-100) were studied by scanning electron microscopy. Cells of eight to ten different passages were investigated. The MDA-MB lines were pleomorphic, with the presence of microvilli a constant feature; blebs were occasionally observed. These features were absent in the HBL-100 cells, which had an almost smooth surface.

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