GDNF Restores Muscle Stem Cell Function and Muscle Regeneration (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

GDNF Restores Muscle Stem Cell Function and Muscle Regeneration

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These two photographs show how treatment with the binding-protein GDNF repairs aged muscle stem cells to support robust muscle regeneration. The image on the left shows small muscle fibers (red shapes with blue nuclei inside), which were made by old muscle stem cells. The image on the right shows increased muscle fiber size and muscle stem cell numbers (indicated by green dots) due to GDNF treatment.

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Image is provided courtesy of Liangji Li

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