A Three-Dimensional Culture Model of Reversibly Quiescent Myogenic Cells

• Main Authors: Salvatore Aguanno (Author), Claudia Petrelli (Author), Sara Di Siena (Author), Luciana De Angelis (Author), Manuela Pellegrini (Author), Fabio Naro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Satellite cells (SC) are the stem cells of skeletal muscles. They are quiescent in adult animals but resume proliferation to allow muscle hypertrophy or regeneration after injury. The mechanisms balancing quiescence, self-renewal, and differentiation of SC are difficult to analyze in vivo owing to t...