Regeneration of muscle fibers in the extensor digitorum longus muscle of the aged rat

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 59-66

  Desaki, Junzo ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aged EDL muscle; Degeneration and regeneration; Fibroblast; Immature muscle cell; Satellite cell; Scaffold of basal lamina

Indexed keywords

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; MESODERM; MUSCLE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REGENERATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WISTAR RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; MESODERM; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REGENERATION;

CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; FIBERS; FIBROBLASTS; SATELLITES; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

AGED EXTENSOR DIGITORA LONGUS MUSCLE; BASAL LAMINA; CELL/B.E; DEGENERATION AND REGENERATION; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS; IMMATURE MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FIBER; SATELLITE CELLS; SCAFFOLD OF BASAL LAMINA;

MUSCLE;

EID: 41949089441     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfm040     Document Type: Article

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