Week 11 Scientific Literature: Changes To Ecm In Breast Cancer Study Guide Rated A+

Based on trichrome staining, which tissue contained the most collagen? {Ans: IDC tumors.}Picrosirius Red {Ans: Stains collagen red.}According to Fig. 2, expression of which molecule (as measured by fluorescence per cell) did NOT have a significant difference between DCIS tissue and IDC tissue. {Ans: FAK.}Cancerous tumors of breast tissue typically have _____ collagen present in the ECM compared to healthy tissue {Ans: more.}H&E {Ans: Stains collagen pink.}Which tissue sequence represents the order demonstrating an increase in observed ECM stiffness? {Ans: Adjacent normal ---> Non-invasive areas ---> invasive IDC areas.}