Review Article

Intrinsic Ability of Adult Stem Cell in Skeletal Muscle: An Effective and Replenishable Resource to the Establishment of Pluripotent Stem Cells

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Trans-differentiation of muscle-derived stem cells. Possible trans-differentiation pathways of muscle-derived stem cells. Satellite cells retain a high intrinsic ability for trans-differentiation into multiple lineages (cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle, hematopoietic cells, adipocytes, neurons, chondrocytes, and osteocytes).
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