The quasi-parallel lives of satellite cells and atrophying muscle

Skeletal muscle atrophy or wasting accompanies various chronic illnesses and the aging process, thereby reducing muscle function. One of the most important components contributing to effective muscle repair in postnatal organisms, the satellite cells, have recently become the focus of several studie...

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Main Authors: Stefano eBiressi, Suchitra D. Gopinath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2015.00140/full