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Preparation and Culture of Myogenic Precursor Cells/Primary Myoblasts from Skeletal Muscle of Adult and Aged Humans
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Distribution of satellite cells in the human vastus lateralis muscle during aging
Valérie Renault1, Eric Rolland, Lars-Eric Thornell
1CNRS UMR 7000, Cytosquelette et Développement, Faculté de Medécine Pitié-Salpétrière, 105 Blvd. de l'Hôpital, F-75634 Paris, France.
Experimental Gerontology
|February 1, 2003
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