The four populations of myoblasts involved in human limb muscle formation are present from the onset of primary myotube formation.

doi:10.1242/jcs.112.2.191

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The four populations of myoblasts involved in human limb muscle formation are present from the onset of primary myotube formation.

Journal of cell science - 1 Jan 1999

Edom-Vovard F, Mouly V, Barbet J P, Butler-Browne G S

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To understand how and when myogenic precursor cells become committed to their particular developmental programs, we have analysed the different populations of myoblasts which grow out from explants of muscle tissue isolated from human limb buds from the beginning of primary fibre formation throug...

Topics

Cell Differentiation
Cell Fusion
Cells, Cultured
Extremities
Humans
Muscle, Skeletal
Myosin Heavy Chains
Phenotype

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