Skip to main content
Figure 1 | BMC Cancer

Figure 1

From: The microenvironment determines the breast cancer cells' phenotype: organization of MCF7 cells in 3D cultures

Figure 1

Epithelial structures observed in collagen gels. Panel A depicts representative H&E and whole mounts (WM) of MCF7 cells grown alone in collagen gels for 1-6 weeks. Dead cells are depicted by black arrows. Panel B shows MCF7 cells grown in co-culture with RMF in collagen gels. Note the survival effect provided by the presence of RMF already at week 1. Arrowheads depict fibroblasts, blue arrows depict polarized structures, and * illustrates apoptotic cells. Scale bars: H&E = 50 μm, WM = 100 μm.

Back to article page