The developmental origin and regulation of skeletal muscle stem cells

Adult skeletal muscle harbours tissue specific stem cell population called satellite cells that are essential for postnatal muscle growth and repair. All satellite cells express the transcription factor Pax7 and a subset also expresses the homologous gene Pax3. Pax and Pax7 are also expressed in eme...

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Main Author: Otto, Anthony Meekan
Published: University of Reading 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.494232