Absence of desmin slightly prolongs myoblast proliferation and delays fusion in vivo in regenerating grafts of skeletal muscle

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 304, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 287-294

  Smythe, G M ^a   Davies, M J ^a   Paulin, D ^b   Grounds, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Desmin; Mouse C57 DBA2; Balb c; desmin ( ) ; Myoblast; Proliferation; Regeneration; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

DESMIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE GRAFT; MUSCLE REGENERATION; MYOBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL FUSION; CROSSES, GENETIC; DESMIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSINS; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; REGENERATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0035035323     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410100366     Document Type: Article

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