Purified stem cells restore muscle in mice with muscular dystrophy
Thursday, July 10, 2008 - 12:56
in Biology & Nature
By injecting purified stem cells isolated from adult skeletal muscle, researchers have shown they can restore healthy muscle and improve muscle function in mice with a form of muscular dystrophy. Those muscle-building stem cells were derived from a larger pool of so-called satellite cells that normally associate with mature muscle fibers and play a role in muscle growth and repair.