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Neuromuscular Disease: General

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Mar. 02 Transplant Study Reveals Heart's Regenerative Powers
Quaini, F et al. Chimerism of the transplanted heart. N Engl J Med. 2002 Jan 3;346(1):5-15.
[PubMed abstract]
Nov 01 Stem cells repair heart damage in mice
Jackson KA et al. Regeneration of ischemic cardiac muscle and vascular endothelium by adult stem cells. J Clin Invest. 2001 Jun;107(11):1395-402.
[PubMed abstract] [Quest]
July 01 Hibernating bears may hold muscle preservation clues
Harlow H et al. Muscle strength in overwintering bears. Nature. 2001 Feb 22;409(6823):997. No abstract available
[PubMed abstract] [Quest]
July 01 'Switch' may be key to stem cell therapy in MD
Seale P et al. Pax7 is required for the specification of myogenic satellite cells. Cell. 2000 Sep 15;102(6):777-86.
[PubMed abstract] [Quest]
Nov. 00 Muscle Regeneration Amphibian Style
Rosania GR et al. (2000): Myoseverin, a microtubule-binding molecule with novel cellular effects. Nature Biotechnology, 18:304-308
[PubMed abstract] [Quest]
Sept. 99 Mechanism of Action of IGF-1 on Skeletal Muscle Elucidated
Musaro, A. et al. (1999): IGF-1 induces skeletal myocyte hypertrophy through calcineurin in association with GATA-2 and NF-ATc1. Nature, 400(5):581-585. (MDA-funded).
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Sept. 99 Expanding Possibilities for Myogenic Cells in Culture.
Berghella L. et al. (1999): Reversible immortalization of human myogenic cells by site-specific excision of a retrovirally transferred oncogene. Human Gene Therapy, 10(10):1607-1617.
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