Increased Understanding of Stem Cell Behavior in Neurodegenerative and Neuromuscular Disorders by Use of Noninvasive Cell Imaging

• Main Authors: Bryan Holvoet (Author), Liesbeth De Waele (Author), Mattia Quattrocelli (Author), Olivier Gheysens (Author), Maurillio Sampaolesi (Author), Catherine M. Verfaillie (Author), Christophe M. Deroose (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Numerous neurodegenerative and neuromuscular disorders are associated with cell-specific depletion in the human body. This imbalance in tissue homeostasis is in healthy individuals repaired by the presence of endogenous stem cells that can replace the lost cell type. However, in most disorders, a ge...