Osteogenic differentiation capacity of human skeletal muscle-derived progenitor cells.

Heterotopic ossification (HO) is defined as the formation of ectopic bone in soft tissue outside the skeletal tissue. HO is thought to result from aberrant differentiation of osteogenic progenitors within skeletal muscle. However, the precise origin of HO is still unclear. Skeletal muscle contains t...

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Main Authors: Teruyo Oishi, Akiyoshi Uezumi, Arihiko Kanaji, Naoki Yamamoto, Asami Yamaguchi, Harumoto Yamada, Kunihiro Tsuchida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23457598/?tool=EBI