Muscle Satellite Cells: Exploring the Basic Biology to Rule Them

Adult skeletal muscle is a postmitotic tissue with an enormous capacity to regenerate upon injury. This is accomplished by resident stem cells, named satellite cells, which were identified more than 50 years ago. Since their discovery, many researchers have been concentrating efforts to answer quest...

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Main Authors: Camila F. Almeida, Stephanie A. Fernandes, Antonio F. Ribeiro Junior, Oswaldo Keith Okamoto, Mariz Vainzof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Stem Cells International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1078686