Muscle stem cells are adult stem cells, present in skeletal muscle tissue, which can self-renew and are capable of giving rise to skeletal muscle cells. These stem cells are activated in response ...

Research on stem cells is ongoing, but they're approved to treat a certain group of diseases. Here's what doctors say about ...

Patients with degenerative diseases that attack skeletal muscle tissues, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy, may soon benefit from novel stem cell therapies. A study has demonstrated how new ...

muscle stem cells are normally quiescent and activate only if they receive a signal of muscle injury. The stem cell niche Tissue stem cells are dependent on their surroundings and neighbour cells and ...