Contribution of stem cells to skeletal muscle regeneration.

Stem cells for skeletal muscle originate from dermomyotome of the embryo. The early marker of these cells is expression of both transcription factors Pax3 and Pax7 (Pax3+/Pax7+ cells). The skeletal muscles in the adult organism have a remarkable ability to regenerate. Skeletal muscle damage induces...

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Main Authors: Jerzy Moraczewski, Zygmunt Pojda, Eugeniusz Krzysztof Machaj, Danuta Wasilewska, Władysława Stremińska, Grazyna Hoser, Iwona Grabowska, Edyta Brzóska, Jerzy Kawiak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Via Medica 2006-06-01
Series:Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica
Online Access:http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/4570