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Mural cells paint a new picture of muscle stem cells

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Despite being largely a post-mitotic tissue, adult skeletal muscle exhibits a remarkable capacity for regeneration. A new study has shown that cells derived from mural cells (pericytes) from blood vessels in postnatal human skeletal muscle contribute to robust skeletal muscle regeneration after intra-arterial delivery into a dystrophic mouse model.

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Figure 1: Contribution of pericytes to skeletal muscle regeneration.

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, Division of Medicine, Jennifer Morgan and Francesco Muntoni are in the Dubowitz Neuromuscular Unit, Imperial College, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK. jennifer.morgan@imperial.ac.uk; f.muntoni@imperial.ac.uk,

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