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Giuseppe Musumeci1, Paola Castrogiovanni1, Raymond Coleman2

  • 1Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Human Anatomy and Histology Section, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.

Acta Histochemica
|April 9, 2015
PubMed
Summary

This review details the complex process of myogenesis and muscle differentiation in mammals, from early development to mature muscle. It highlights key regulatory genes, stem cells, growth factors, hormones, and the central nervous system

Keywords:
Muscle differentiationMyogenesisMyotomeSomiteSomitogenesis

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