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Nature Reviews Genetics 9, 632–646 (1 August 2008) | doi:10.1038/nrg2369
The genetics of vertebrate myogenesis
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Abstract
The molecular, genetic and cellular bases for skeletal muscle growth and regeneration have been recently documented in a number of vertebrate species. These studies highlight the role of transient subcompartments of the early somite as a source of distinct waves of myogenic precursors. Individual myogenic progenitor populations undergo a complex series of cell rearrangements and specification events in different regions of the body, all of which are controlled by distinct gene regulatory networks. Collectively, these studies have opened a window into the morphogenetic and molecular bases of the different phases of vertebrate myogenesis, from embryo to adult.
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