Muscle stem cells lacking ERβ have decreased proliferation and increased cell death (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

Muscle stem cells lacking ERβ have decreased proliferation and increased cell death

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<p> (Top) Proliferation of muscle stem cells around an isolated and cultured single muscle fiber. </p> <p> (Bottom) Increased cell death, decreased expression of Niche-related genes and increased expression of cellular senescence-related genes in scKO mice. </p>

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Associate Professor Yusuke Ono

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<p>Top: Fig. 3(B-top), Bottom-left: Fig. S3(F), and Bottom-right: Fig. 4(F) of <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213671120302940?via%3Dihub">Seko et.al., Stem Cell Reports, 2020</a>. </p> <p>This image is made available under the terms of <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0</a>. Any further distribution of this work must follow the terms of this license. </p>

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