The number of satellite cells in normal human muscle
1976; Wiley; Volume: 185; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1002/ar.1091850303
ISSN1097-0185
AutoresH. Schmalbruch, U. Hellhammer,
Tópico(s)Nutrition and Health in Aging
ResumoAbstract The satellite cell population in skeletal muscles of ten normal subjects aged 7 to 73 years was quantitated by electron microscopy. In all 1,414 nuclei were assessed. Satellite cell nuclei comprised 4% (standard deviation 2%) of all nuclei within the fibre basal lamina. The lowest incidence (0.6%) was found in a 73‐year‐old man. The study confirms, that satellite cells are regularly present in human skeletal muscle.
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