Beyond Satellite Cells: Eccentric Training Bullies Stem Cells, Destined to Become Bone, Cartilage, Adipose or Nerve Tissue into Contributing to Skeletal Muscle Growth
Image 1: Apart from their epistemic value, these stained tissue samples from the Valero study are actually pretty aesthetic.The arrows, by the way, mark NG2 monocytes, which "coerce" the non-myogenic stem cells (perycites) to get going ;-) I guess, the term "satellite cells" has been mentioned so often in the course of the past couple of weeks that it actually would not be necessary to tell you (once again) that these myogenic precursor cells are a necessary prerequisite for the repair and long-term growth of your pecs, legs, back, biceps, triceps, delts and the rest of the skeletal muscle tissue in your body. Those of you, who have read all the latest installments of the Intermittent Thougths will also be familiar with the notion that both the local expression of MGF-1 and inflammatory cytokines, as well as systemic hormones, such as testosterone and estrogen play an important role not only in the recruitement and migration of satellite cells into the muscle, ...