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The ‘Fantastic Voyage’ of muscle progenitor cells

Nature Medicine volume 4, pages 554–555 (1998)Cite this article

Myogenic precursor cells in the bone marrow home to sites of muscle damage where they contribute to the formation of new muscle fibers.

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