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SUBMITTER: Cerletti M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3665268 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cerletti Massimiliano M Jurga Sara S Witczak Carol A CA Hirshman Michael F MF Shadrach Jennifer L JL Goodyear Laurie J LJ Wagers Amy J AJ
Cell 20080701 1
Satellite cells reside beneath the basal lamina of skeletal muscle fibers and include cells that act as precursors for muscle growth and repair. Although they share a common anatomical localization and typically are considered a homogeneous population, satellite cells actually exhibit substantial heterogeneity. We used cell-surface marker expression to purify from the satellite cell pool a distinct population of skeletal muscle precursors (SMPs) that function as muscle stem cells. When engrafted ...[more]