Muscle regeneration is impaired in female mice that specifically lack ERβ in muscle stem cells (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

Muscle regeneration is impaired in female mice that specifically lack ERβ in muscle stem cells

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<p>Increased type I collagen-positive areas indicate fibrosis of muscle tissue. Fibrosis is seen only in female scKO mice. </p> <p>Left: Muscle stem cells with stained type I collagen (red), laminin (green), and nuclei (blue). </p> <p>Right: Relative comparison of type I collagen-positive areas. </p>

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Associate Professor Yusuke Ono

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<p>Fig. 2(D) of <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213671120302940?via%3Dihub">Seko et.al., Stem Cell Reports, 2020</a>. </p> <p>This image is made available under the terms of <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0</a>. Any further distribution of this work must follow the terms of this license. </p>

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