Phenotype of adult mouse muscle myoblasts reflects their fiber type of origin.

doi:10.1046/j.1432-0436.1996.6010039.x

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Phenotype of adult mouse muscle myoblasts reflects their fiber type of origin.

Differentiation; research in biological diversity - 1 Mar 1996

Rosenblatt J D, Parry D J, Partridge T A

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Phenotypic diversity among mature skeletal muscle fibers originates from muscle progenitor cells, primary and secondary myoblasts, each of which is intrinsically committed to express a characteristic complement of developmentally regulated myosin heavy chain genes when differentiated. Similarly,...

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Animals
Cells, Cultured
Culture Techniques
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch
Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch
Myosin Heavy Chains
Phenotype
Stem Cells

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