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. 2010 Feb;12(2):102-4.
doi: 10.1038/ncb0210-102. Epub 2010 Jan 17.

Tipping the scale: muscle versus fat

Matthew S Rodeheffer  1
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Tipping the scale: muscle versus fat

Matthew S Rodeheffer. Nat Cell Biol. 2010 Feb.

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  • Nat Cell Biol. 2010 Mar;12(3):306

Abstract

Adipocytes and scar tissue form during skeletal muscle degeneration. Two new studies reveal that adipocytes and fibroblasts in skeletal muscle derive from a population of bipotent progenitors that reside within muscle, but are not derived from the muscle lineage. These progenitor cells also have a surprising role in stimulating the restoration of muscle mass during regeneration.

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